TY - BOOK AU - Howgego, Raymond John, TI - The book of exploration SN - 9780297855385 AV - G80 .H676 2009 U1 - 910.9 22 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Weidenfeld & Nicolson KW - Discoveries in geography KW - History KW - Explorers N1 - Includes index N2 - In this work the author selects more than 150 of those he considers to be the most influential and unusual journeys of discovery, setting each firmly in its historical context. This book chronicles the personalities, the conditions that were endured, and the contribution that exploration has made to our knowledge of the world ER -