Explorers
Subtitle: journeys to the ends of the earth
By: Jon Balchin
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781782126997
Copyright date: 2005
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Adventure and adventurers; Discoveries in geography; Explorers; Biography; History
Description: "This book is a history of exploration--from the first voyages of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Phoenicians, to humanity's first ventures beyond the confines of our own planet. Each chapter covers a particular continent, presents the biographies of the explorers closely identified with each region, and relates the significance of their most important discoveries to the wider world."--Publisher.
Notes: Originally published in 2004 as To the ends of the the Earth.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-383).
Table of contents: title: Beyond the pillars of Hercules: the discovery of Europe; title: In Alexander's footsteps: opening up Asia; title: The birthplace of humanity: rediscovering Africa; title: Voyages to the new world: The discovery of South America; title: A trade route to the east: in search of the northwest passage; title: Furthest north: the quest for the North Pole; title: "An awful place": across Antarctica to the South Pole; title: A further shore: crossing Australasia; title: All around the world: the circumnavigators; title: Further, higher, deeper: extremities.