by RobinHanbury-Tenison (Author)
This book profiles forty of the world's 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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 04 Oct 2010
ISBN 10: 050025169X
ISBN 13: 9780500251690
Book Overview: Written by a distinguished team of travellers, historians and broadcasters, this beautiful book profiles 40 intrepid explorers and the remarkable journeys they made to discover land, sea and space