The Explorer's Eye: First-hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration

ISBN 10: 0753821982 ISBN 13: 9780753821985

Verlag: Phoenix, 2007

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RO60139019. THE EXPLORER'S EYE, First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration. 2007. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 235 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et en couleur hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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Reseña del editor:

In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history, that record was to include pictures as well as words. Combining gripping first-hand accounts with original images, THE EXPLORER'S EYE gives an insight into who these people were and what they saw.

They were a mixed bunch but, whatever their training or background, they provided a vivid portrait of the unknown. In the early days they drew their own pictures, later they were equipped with draughtsmen, later still they carried cameras, and ultimately they were accompanied by film crews. The power of their images is matched by that of their journals. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South America and Robert Peary explaining his relationships with Eskimos.

Biografía del autor:

FERGUS FLEMING is one of Britain's leading popular historians and the author of five critically acclaimed histories of exploration. He lives in Gloucestershire and London. ANNABEL MERULLO is a publisher and editor. She is the co-creator of the internationally successful series of CENTURY books and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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• Verlag: Phoenix
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0753821982
• ISBN 13: 9780753821985
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Herausgeber: Merullo Annabel, Fleming Fergus