The Great Explorers
Author(s): Robin Hanbury-Tenison
This book profiles forty of the worlds greatest explorers, from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. These are the men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous explorations, opening our eyes to the physical, natural and historical wealth around us. Under the aegis of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, hailed by the "Sunday Times" as the greatest explorer of the past twenty years, an international team of distinguished travel writers, broadcasters and historians describes these great explorers lives, motives and passions in a series of penetrating biographies, illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings, photographs, engravings and maps.
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Thames & Hudson
- : Thames & Hudson
- : 1.2
- : 01 August 2010
- : 229mm X 166mm X 35mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Robin Hanbury-Tenison
- : Hardback with Dust Jacket
- : 1
- : near fine
- : 304
- : 200 illustrations, 150 in colour