The Oxford companion to world exploration / edited by David Buisseret.

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Book
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English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

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Covers various aspects of world exploration from Antarctica to the North Pole; from the discovery of the New World to the age of space exploration. This illustrated reference work features 750 articles, selected by a group of editors and advisers to examine exploration from different angles: thematically geographically, and biographically.
Notes
"Published in association with the Newberry Library".
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
  • v. 1. A-L
  • v. 2. M-Z, index.
Other title(s)
  • Companion to world exploration
  • World exploration
ISBN
  • 9780195307412 ((Oxford ebook))
  • 0195307410 ((Oxford ebook))
OCLC
156791209
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