The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of discovery and exploration.
Edition: Reference ed.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature.; Discoveries in geography.; Explorers.
Other titles: Discovery and exploration
Description: Describes the journeys of the world's explorers from the first men who traveled beyond the then-known world to the scientific explorations of today.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The first explorers / Felix Barker and Anthea Barker; title: v. 2. Beyond the horizon / Malcolm Ross MacDonald; title: v. 3. The great age of exploration / Duncan Castlereagh; title: v. 4. God, gold, and glory / Nicholas Hordern; title: v. 5. Lands of spice and treasure / William Napier; title: v. 6. Rivers of destiny / Simon Dresner; title: v. 7. Charting the vast Pacific / John Gilbert; title: v. 8. Bridging a continent / Martin Hilman; title: v. 10. Seas of sand / Paul Hamilton; title: v. 11. The challenge of Africa / Elspeth Huxley; title: v. 12. The heartland of Asia / Nathalie Ettinger; title: v. 13. The frozen world / Thayer Willis; title: v. 14. Secrets of the sea / Carl Proujan; title: v. 15. The roof of the world / Geoffrey Hindley; title: v. 16. The moon and beyond / Fred Appel and James Wollek; title: v. 17. Index.