Bibliograph

The story of exploration, Anna Claybourne ; illustrated by Ian McNee ; designed by Steve Wood ; edited by Jane Chisholm

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Label

The story of exploration, Anna Claybourne ; illustrated by Ian McNee ; designed by Steve Wood ; edited by Jane Chisholm

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The story of exploration

Oclc number

449863451

Responsibility statement

Anna Claybourne ; illustrated by Ian McNee ; designed by Steve Wood ; edited by Jane Chisholm

Table Of Contents

Early exploration: Ancient adventurers -- Viking voyages -- Travels of Marco Polo -- Ibn Battuta's world tour -- Opening up the world: Zheng He goes west -- Around Africa -- Christopher Columbus, the truth -- Conquering conquistadors -- Around the world in 1,080 days -- Science and discovery: Travels of Captain Cook -- Humboldt's jungle journey -- Lewis and Clark's American adventure -- Dr. Livingstone, I presume? -- Mary Kingsley in Africa -- Across Australia -- Final frontiers: Antarctic adventures -- Arctic adventures -- Deepest depths -- More to explore -- Timeline of exploration -- Who's who -- Glossary -- Index

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