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

Fleming, Fergus; Merullo, Annabel (Eds)

ISBN 10: 1585677663 / ISBN 13: 9781585677665

Published by Overlook Books, Woodstock, NY, 2005

About this Item

120 full-colour illustrations. Introduction by Michael Palin. Previous owner's inscription cnr half-title page. 29 x 23 cm. 264 pp. Heavy book may require extra postage.

Seller Inventory # 004702

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Explorer's Eye: First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration
• Publisher: Overlook Books, Woodstock, NY
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585677663
• ISBN 13: 9781585677665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Combining firsthand accounts with original images in vintage black and white and brilliant color, The Explorer's Eye, gives insights into who these men and women were, how they operated, and what they saw. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South Africa, Umberto Nobile lamenting the loss of his Zeppelin in an ice floe, and Jacques Cousteau examining the planet from under the waves. Drawing on a multinational archive of explorer s logs, with expert commentary to set each expedition in context and an introduction by Michael Palin, this book is a unique look at the world we inhabit.

About the Author

Fergus Fleming is one of Britain's leading popular historians and the author of five critically acclaimed histories of exploration. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and lives in Gloucestershire and London.

Annabel Merullo is a member of the Royal Geographical Society and an editor specializing in illustrated books. She is the co-creator of the internationally successful series of Century books.