The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of discovery and exploration

Record details

ISBN: 1854351141 :
Physical Description: 17 v. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Edition: Reference ed.
Publisher: New York : Marshall Cavendish, 1990.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Spine title: Discovery and exploration.

Formatted Contents Note:

v. 1. The first explorers -- v. 2. Beyond the horizon -- v. 3. The great age of exploration -- v. 4. God, gold and glory -- v. 5. Lands of spice and treasure -- v. 6. Rivers of destiny -- v. 7. Charting the vast Pacific -- v. 8. Bridging a continent -- v. 9. Lands of the Southern Cross -- v. 10. Seas of sand -- v. 11. The challenge of Africa -- v. 12. The heartland of Asia -- v. 13. The frozen world -- v. 14. Secrets of the sea -- v. 15. The roof of the world -- v. 16. The moon and beyond -- v. 17. Index.