The great atlas of discovery

書誌事項

The great atlas of discovery

written by Neil Grant ; illustrated by Peter Morter

Dorling Kindersley, c1992

タイトル別名

Atlas of discovery

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注記

a pictorial atlas of world exploration

Includes index

Summary: Maps and text depict major areas and routes of exploration from about 6000 B.C. to the present

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This atlas of discovery tells the story of how our perception of the world has grown and changed as each explorer returned with the knowledge of new lands and peoples. Maps trace the routes taken by the major expeditions, which, together with photographs and illustrations, illustrate the dangers, disappointments and hardships endured by generations of explorers.

目次

  • Early Mediterranean explores
  • the Vikings
  • Muslim travellers
  • growth of world trade
  • the Polynesians
  • Columbus
  • the North-West passage
  • across Siberia
  • new empires
  • Pacific explorers
  • Darwin and the Beagle
  • mystery of Africa
  • to the Poles
  • into space.

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