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

Fleming, Fergus

ISBN 10: 0297843818 / ISBN 13: 9780297843818

Published by Ted Smart, 2005

About this Item

Fine/Mear fine.Ted Smart for The Book People,2005.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Large format pictorial hardback(small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with many colour,b/w photos,drawings.Nice and clean pages as new with two small marks on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.264pp including Bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.Please note: This is oversized and heavy book(approx 1.7 Kg).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Explorer's Eye: First-hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration
• Publisher: Ted Smart
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297843818
• ISBN 13: 9780297843818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First UK edition-first printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
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Synopsis

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

From the Publisher

In the eighteenth century, exploration entered a new phase; for the first time explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. Their job was not only to open new lands but also to investigate the globe's mysteries. They were now expected to make a full record of everything they encountered, and include pictures as well as words.

Combining firsthand accounts with original images, The Explorer's Eye gives insight into who these people were, how they operated, and, above all, what they saw. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South Africa, Robert Peary explaining the rigors of polar travel (and his wife giving her own slant too), Umberto Nobile lamenting the loss of his Zeppelin in an ice floe, Jacques Cousteau examining the planet from under the waves, and Neil Armstrong doing the same from outer space.

Drawing on a multinational archive of drawings, paintings, photographs, and journals, 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.