The Great Explorers and Their Journeys of Discovery (Royal Geographical Society)

Published in collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society, this title covers all the world's main explorers throughout history and includes 35 specially-drawn maps.

Riassunto

Covering professional explorers, botanists hunting for undiscovered plants, missionaries spreading Christianity into unexplored regions, female explorers, and the aristocratic and down-right eccentric, this book takes you to a world still waiting to be discovered.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Beau Riffenburgh, Riffenburgh Beau, Royal Geographical Society
• Editore: Carlton Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.12.2017
• EAN: 9780233005270
• ISBN: 978-0-233-00527-0
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 230 mm x 280 mm x 24 mm
• Peso: 1176 g
• Illustrazioni: 250 clr and b&w photos and illus
• Serie: Y
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration