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The Exploration Treasury by Beau Riffenburgh
The Exploration Treasury by Beau Riffenburgh
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The Exploration Treasury

Amazing Journeys Around the World in Rare Artworks and Prints, Maps and Personal Narratives (Royal Geographical Society)
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Discover some of the great archival treasures of the Royal Geographical Society. Some of the greatest expeditions are described and complimented with maps, photographs and illustrations by official artists, photographers, and members of the expedition teams. The book also includes the first travellers, who set off with sketchbook or camera, as well as diplomats who chose to explore the wider regions into which they were posted. These men and women provided Westerners with the first images of Northern Arabia, China and Nepal, and South America. They record the attempts to summit the world's highest mountain and reach the polar extremes. For anyone with a love of adventure, this book will be an informative journey and a visual delight.

Author Biography:

Beau Riffenburgh is an author and historian specializing in polar exploration. He has served as editor of Polar Record, as the head of the Polar History Group at the Scott Polar Research Institute and as a lecturer in the history faculty of the University of Cambridge. He has written several books on exploration including The Myth of the Explorer and Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition: The Voyage of the Nimrod.
Release date NZ
March 9th, 2017
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
200 clr photos and illus, 40 frameable prints
Pages
196
ISBN-13
9780233004754
Product ID
25224082

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