Geographical Discovery & Exploration

Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to in...

An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry A welcome contribution to polar studies. Sara Wheeler, Spectator [MacInness] handles ...

The acclaimed author of Conquistador and Labyrinth of Ice charts one of historys greatest expeditions, a legendary 16th-century adventurers death-d...

Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scie...

Georg Forster (17541794) was famous during his lifetime, notorious after his death, and largely forgotten by the later nineteenth century. Remember...

Islandology is a fast-paced, fact-filled comparative essay in critical topography and cultural geography that cuts across different cultures and ar...

An archival delve into the remarkable life, expeditions and voyages of Thor Heyerdahl, author of the bestselling adventure classic The Kon-Tiki Exp...

The impact of Christopher Columbus's first transatlantic voyage launched an unprecedented explosion of European exploration. Throughout the last...

In the nineteenth century, the exploration and settlement of the West exploded. During the 58 years between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil Wa...

Borrowing from his naval experience and his expertise as a historian, David Stam performed extensive archival and secondary research for this study...

In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off down the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious expedition leader and t...