Encyclopedia of exploration, 1850 to 1940
Subtitle: the oceans, islands and polar regions : a comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonialization in the oceans, the islands, New Zealand and the polar regions from 1850 to the early decades of the twentieth century
By: Raymond John Howgego.
Publisher: Hordern House
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Number of pages: 724
Subjects: Explorers -- Encyclopedias.; Discoveries in geography -- Encyclopedias.; Adventure and adventurers -- Encyclopedias.; Explorers -- Biography.; Discoveries in geography.
Genres: Encyclopedias.; Biography.
Notes: " ... 521 major articles ... indexes provides immediate access to the lives and achievements of nearly 3000 travellers ..."--Dust jacket flap.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.