The Royal Geographical Society History of World Exploration

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The Royal G.eographical Society History of World Exploration is the most up-to-date and authoritative work on the subject:
Compiled under the general editorial supervision of The Royal Geographical Society and of the traveller, author and broadcaster John Keay
Written by a team of eleven authors, each an acknowledged expert
Contains specially commissioned maps showing all the principal exploration routes, many traced from
first-hand accounts
Specially written 'Chronologies' running throughout the book, listing key dates in the opening up of each continent
The text is accompanied by a unique collection of photographs, paintings and engravings, many taken from The Royal Geographical Society's vast archives

THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY OF WOED EXPLORATION
lîie history of the exploration of our world is a heroic adventure, a centuries-old quest to extend the limit of our physical horizons and to test our courage and fortitude. The stories of these explorers and... Tovább

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The Royal G.eographical Society History of World Exploration is the most up-to-date and authoritative work on the subject:
Compiled under the general editorial supervision of The Royal Geographical Society and of the traveller, author and broadcaster John Keay
Written by a team of eleven authors, each an acknowledged expert
Contains specially commissioned maps showing all the principal exploration routes, many traced from
first-hand accounts
Specially written 'Chronologies' running throughout the book, listing key dates in the opening up of each continent
The text is accompanied by a unique collection of photographs, paintings and engravings, many taken from The Royal Geographical Society's vast archives

THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY OF WOED EXPLORATION
lîie history of the exploration of our world is a heroic adventure, a centuries-old quest to extend the limit of our physical horizons and to test our courage and fortitude. The stories of these explorers and their expeditions have, from ancient times, inspired and embodied the ascent of man. From Marco Polo, Columbus and Cook, Livingstone, Burton and Speke, to those intrepid polar explorers Scott and Amundsen, to Edmund Hillary who scaled the peak of Everest - all are a breed apart and all have their own remarkable stories to tell.
The Royal Geographical Society History of World Exploration is the most up-to-date and authoritative work on the subject. The book is written by a team of leading experts under the auspices and general editorial supervision of The Royal Geographical Society and the author and traveller John Keay.
INTRODUCTION Dr. John Hemming
Director of The Royal Geographical Society
EARLY EXPLORATION Dr. Mark Greengrass
ASIA John Keay
AFRICA Dorothy Middleton
NORTH AMERICA
Dr. Selma Huxley Barkham
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Sir John Ure
THE PACIFIC, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND David Mountfield
THE ARCTIC Dr. Anita McConnell
THE ANTARCTIC Ann Savours
OCEANOGRAPHY Dr. Anita McConnell
EXPLORATION TODAY Nigel Winser
CHRONOLOGIES Shane Winser
Each section consists of a narrative history of the exploration of a particular continent or region, together with special features on the explorers themselves and their expeditions and equipment. It is also accompanied by a map on which is plotted the routes of all the chief explorers, most of which are based on the expeditionary records. Running through each section are Chronologies, listing key dates in the opening up of each continent. The final section provides an overall survey of the very latest exploration and research, with particular reference to environmental concerns, and also affords a glimpse into the future. The book is illustrated with a unique collection of photographs, paintings and engravings, many taken from the extensive archives of The Royal Geographical Society.
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