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Book

Explorer

Call Number

  • J 910.9 MATT (CEN)

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Edition

Rev. ed.

Publication Information

London ; New York : DK, 2012.

Physical Description

72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.

Summary

Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.

Notes

At head of title: Eyewitness.

"Discover the story of exploration-- from early expeditions to high-tech trips into space"--Cover.

Includes index.

Contents

  • Early explorers
  • Egyptian expeditions
  • Imperial expansion
  • Viking voyages
  • Polynesian settlers
  • The Silk Road
  • Arab adventurers
  • Age of Exploration
  • New World
  • Around the world
  • Life at sea
  • Tricks of the trade
  • Gold, the gospel
  • Great South Sea
  • The Endeavour
  • Across Australia
  • Northwest passage
  • North America tamed
  • The Dark Continent
  • Naturalist explorers
  • North Pole
  • South Pole
  • Pioneers of the air
  • Into outer space
  • Exploring the deep
  • Exploration routes
  • Did you know?
  • Timeline of explorers
  • Glossary.

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