Explorer [electronic resource]
Matthews, Rupert2013
Book
Abstract: Eyewitness Explorer offers an exciting look at the hazardous and perilous world of exploration. Discover who was first to sail around the world, what a sailor's life was like, what the earliest underwater explorers wore, who first crossed the Australian continent, and much, much more!
Main title:
Explorer [electronic resource] / written by Rupert Matthews.
Work:
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
London [Eng.] : DK, 2012 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (321 entries) : 280 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
"Discover the story of exploration-- from early expeditions to high-tech trips into space"--Cover.At head of title: Eyewitness.Includes bibliographical references.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
Contents:
Early explorers -- Egyptian expeditions -- Imperial expansion -- Viking voyages -- Polynesian settlers -- The Silk Road -- Arab adventurers -- The Age of Exploration -- The New World -- Around the world -- Life at sea -- Tricks of the trade -- Gold and the gospel -- The Great South Sea -- The Endeavour -- Across Australia -- The Northwest passage -- North America explored -- The unknown continent -- Naturalist explorers -- The North Pole -- The South Pole -- Pioneers of the air -- Into outer space -- Exploring the deep -- Exploration routes -- Did you know? -- Timeline of exploration -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9780756698256 (invalid)075669826X (Library binding)9780756698263 (Library binding)9781782683018 (online)
Dewey class:
910.92
LC class:
G175
Language:
English
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BRN:
502369
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