Автор: Kane Название: Arctic Explorations ISBN: 1108041418 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108041416 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Originally published in 1856, this two-volume work by Elisha Kent Kane (1820-57) recounts the second Grinnell expedition in search of the lost explorer Sir John Franklin. Volume 1 recounts how the ship became ice-bound, and Kane`s impressions of the Inuit on whom he later relied for survival.
Описание: Published in 1869, this joint travel diary gives an account of Petherick`s (1813-82) journey to Gondokoro, Sudan, on a mission for the National Geographical Society. Volume 2 contains letters and official documents that clarify the controversy in which Petherick was falsely accused of taking part in the slave trade.
Описание: First published in 1869, this two-volume jointly authored work gives an account of a mission for the National Geographical Society undertaken by John Petherick (1813-82) and his wife Katherine (1827-77). Volume 1 focuses on the first part of the Pethericks` journey to Gondokoro in the Sudan.
Автор: Forrest Название: Explorations in Australia ISBN: 1108039189 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039185 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: John Forrest (1847-1918), was an Australian surveyor, explorer, and, later, politician. In this 1875 account of the three expeditions into the Western Australian interior which made him famous, he describes the geology, vegetation, and wildlife of the routes, the constant concern of finding water, and the expeditions` triumphal reception.
Описание: Sir Samuel Baker (1821-93) was one of the most famous Victorian explorers, and the memoir of his celebrated expedition, first published in 1866, remains amongst the most important accounts of African exploration of the age. Written with great colour, it is a compelling account of an historic adventure.
Описание: Sir Samuel Baker (1821-93) was one of the most famous Victorian explorers, and the memoir of his celebrated expedition, first published in 1866, remains amongst the most important accounts of African exploration of the age. Written with great colour, it is a compelling account of an historic adventure.
Автор: Pennant Название: Arctic Zoology ISBN: 1108073654 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108073653 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This 1784 two-volume work by Thomas Pennant (1726-98), zoologist and traveller, describes the wildlife of northern America, Europe and Siberia. Volume 1 describes the various habitats of the Arctic and its indigenous quadrupeds. Other works by Thomas Pennant are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.
Описание: Originally published in 1884 and illustrated with his maps and drawings, this two-volume work by the doctor and naturalist Robert McCormick (1800-90) describes polar voyages with William Parry and James Clark Ross. McCormick also discusses his part in the search for Sir John Franklin, and presents a very detailed autobiography.
Описание: Originally published in 1884 and illustrated with his maps and drawings, this two-volume work by the doctor and naturalist Robert McCormick (1800-90) describes polar voyages with William Parry and James Clark Ross. McCormick also discusses his part in the search for Sir John Franklin, and presents a very detailed autobiography.
Автор: Osborn Название: Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal ISBN: 1108071775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108071772 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) commanded the steam vessel Pioneer during Horatio Thomas Austin`s 1850-1 mission in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Osborn`s compelling eyewitness account, published in 1852, describes the first (and successful) trial of steam in the punishing Arctic conditions.
Автор: Kerry-Nicholls Название: The King Country, or, Explorations in New Zealand ISBN: 1108039928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039925 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This 1884 account of a journey into the `King Country` in New Zealand by `gentleman explorer` J. H. Kerry-Nicholls (d. 1888) includes not only a history of Maori-European relations, but a geographical survey of the beautiful landscapes he encountered and his meeting with Maori King Tawhiao.
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