The Explorers: From the Ancient World to the Present

by Paolo Novaresio and Paolo Noraresio

Book Overview

From the migrations of Homo erectus to the exploration of space, man has continually reached beyond his natural boundaries to discover unknown lands. Follow the footsteps of Alexander the Great's epic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155670495X
• ISBN13: 9781556704956
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 5.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 10.4" x 14.3"

Customer Reviews

From cavemen to spacemen

This beautifully and intelligibly formatted oversized book surveys the adventurous from the earliest hominids to the astronauts, with 640 photographs, including 90 maps.An anecdotal text may encourage interested readers to more detailed accounts (a bibliography lists sources by chapter), and the many illustrations portray the people, art and conveyances involved in voyages of Alexander the Great, the Phoenicians, the Vikings, Marco Polo and more. There is a lengthy section on Columbus and subsequent explorers of the New World followed by the great explorers of Africa and the various races to the poles.A breathtaking panorama of art makes this book a stand-out.