Dit boek, het honderdste deel in de reeks Werken van de Linschoten-Vereeniging, bevat het scheepslournaal van de Gelderland, het admiraalsschip van Wolfert Harmensz.
Slechts weinig mensen hebben alle plaatsen bezocht die ontdekkingsreiziger James Cook heeft ontdekt. Cook zeilde tot ver over de grenzen van de toen bekende wereld. Hij trok er tijdens drie...
Zucht naar geldelijk gewin en het romantische verlangen naar avontuur. Dat zijn de drijfveren van de Nederlanders die zich vanaf het eind van de vijftiende eeuw in onbekend vaarwater...
An updated edition of the classic history of cartography, this work traces the adventures, discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded...
In 1623 besloten de bewindhebbers van de West-Indische Compagnie tot een grootscheepse aanval op het Portugese koloniaal bezit in het Atlantisch gebied. Eerst zou de Braziliaanse stad...
In 1789, ruim tweehonderd jaar geleden, kaapten muiters HMS Bounty. Hoofdrolspelers in dit beroemde zeemansdrama zijn bullebak kapitein Bligh en zijn beledigende beschermeling Fletcher...
In December 1577, a fleet of five small ships left Plymouth with Sir Francis Drake in command. By the time the expedition reached the Pacific Ocean only one remained - the Golden Hind.
A mix of tragedy and farce, this tale tells the story of John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty. Between 1816 and 1845 his teams of naval officers partook in an ambitious programme...
Facsimile edition of the only account of the privateering voyage of William Dampier, originally published in 1707. Illustrated with black-and-white folding maps and plates. Solid bound...
Bibliotheca Australiana # 50. Reprint of the Edinburgh edition of 1816, printed for Archibald Constable and Company, and for Longman, Hurst, etc. plastic wrapper with one serious torn,...
Bibliotheca Australiana # 36. Reprint from the London edition of 1798, printed for the author by W. Bennett. With 8 folding maps. Plastic wrapper with serious torns, further fine.
High adventure and grand history from a master of the craft in a beautifully illustrated volume.With characteristic flair, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto gives us an entertaining and insightful...
Tales of Endurance offers 45 gripping accounts of some of the most amazing feats in the history of exploration. The tales are divided between three 'ages of exploration', each of which is...
Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book is the first to combine all three young men’s experiences...
Enthralling story of one of the great adventurers of world history, which is the basis of a forthcoming Warner Bros film epic starring Matt Damon. 'Marco Polo comes to life! £A] classic...
This book deals with the De Bry collection of voyages, one of the most monumental publications of Early Modern Europe. It analyzes the textual and iconographic changes the De Bry publishing...
"Shores of Discovery explores the lives and motives of those who have engaged in every conceivable kind of expedition: military, missionary, commercial, scientific, even tourist. It examines...
Facsimile edition of the only account of the privateering voyage of William Dampier, originally published in 1707. Illustrated with black-and-white folding maps and plates. Solid bound...
Bibliotheca Australiana # 50. Reprint of the Edinburgh edition of 1816, printed for Archibald Constable and Company, and for Longman, Hurst, etc. plastic wrapper with one serious torn,...
Bibliotheca Australiana # 36. Reprint from the London edition of 1798, printed for the author by W. Bennett. With 8 folding maps. Plastic wrapper with serious torns, further fine.
