Voyages of Delusion - The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason

Informationen zum Autor Glyn Williams has been Professor of History at Queen Mary and Westfield College since 1974. His main teaching interests are the history of exploration, the history of Europe overseas, and British imperial history. He has travelled and lectured in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies. He is Emeritus Professor of the University of London. He lives in Kent. Klappentext Voyages of Delusion in the Age of Reason: Williams's book charts the 18th-century's perilous and often fatal attempts to discover a passage through the Arctic to the Pacific. An astounding work of the history of arctic exploration.

Product details

• Authors: Glyn Williams
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2003
• EAN: 9780006532132
• ISBN: 978-0-00-653213-2
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Search for the North West Pass
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Northwest Territories, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, maritime history, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1700 To C 1800, Arctic Ocean