Encyclopedia of exploration, 1850 to 1940 : continental exploration / Raymond John Howgego
2008, First Edition. Potts Point, N.S.W. : Hordern House. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #446205
ISBN: 9781875567423
Physical description; xii, 1047 pages ; 29 cm. Notes; "A comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonialization in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas from 1850 to the early decades of the twentieth century." " ... 950 major articles ... examines the lives and achievements of nearly 4000 explorers, travellers ..."--Dust jacket flap. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects; 19th-20th centuries. Explorers ; Encyclopedias. Discoveries in geography ; Encyclopedias. Adventure and adventurers ; Encyclopedias. Explorers ; Biography. Settlement and contacts Explorers.
Price: €225.00