The Great Explorers
- Collection : Library of Pamela Gilbert
- Publisher : Thames and Hudson
- Illustrations : 204 col + b/w illus
Description:
In a series of penetrating biographies, 40 of the greatest explorers are described - from Christopher Columbus to Yuri Gagarin and Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Written by a team of distinguished travel writers, broadcasters and historians, the book is organised thematically, opening with the oceanic journeys of 500 years ago; other sections look at The Land, Rivers, Polar Ice, Deserts, Life on Earth and New Frontiers.
Condition
Fine in d/w.
Other titles from the collection : Library of Pamela Gilbert
Click to view all titles in this collection...
The Piltdown Papers 1908-1955: The correspondence and other documents relating
Spencer, F.
Price £25.00
The Journal of Peter Good: Gardener on Matthew Flinders Voyage to Terra
Edwards, P.I. (Ed.)
Price £20.00