Sykes, Sir Percy.

A History of Exploration – From the earliest Times to the Present Day.

Second Edition. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1935. 8°. XIV, 374 pages including Index. With 25 illustrations and 35 maps (some folded). Original Hardcover (red cloth). Very good condition with some stronger signs of external wear (some staining to the binding). Occasional foxing. Bookplate on pastedown. Phantastic, underestimated publication.

Includes for example: Early Explorations / The Expedition of Alexander the Great / Explorers of the Chinese Empire / Geographers and the Roman Empire / Exploration under the Caliphate / The Vikings / Pligrims and Crusaders / Marco Polo crosses Asia / The Explorations of Marco Polo in the Far East / Ibn Battuta, the greatest Moslem Explorer / Bartholomew Diaz Circumnavigates Africa / Vasco da Gama sails to India / Christopher Columbus Discovers the New World / The Conquistadores / Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World / Explorers in Northern Latitudes during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries / Explorers in Southern Asia during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / The Discovery of Siberia and Japan / Captain Cook explores the Pacific Ocean / The Penetration of America during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / America – The Final Phase / The Exploration of Australia / The Problem of the Niger / Livingstone, the greatest Explorer of Africa / The Problem of the Nile / Africa – the last Phase / The Exploration of Central Asia in Modern Times / Modern Explorers of Tibet / Exploration in Asia / Arabia – From Niebuhr to Doughty / Arabia – The Middle Phase / Arabia – The Final Phase / The Explorers of the Arctic / The Explorers of the Antarctic / Index /

• Keywords: Travel
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 27140AB

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