Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Itinerarium Itinerarium Sir John Mandeville 227, [1] p. : 22 cm OL1130830W
Marco Polo and the medieval explorers Marco Polo and the medieval explorers Rebecca Stefoff Examines the life and travels of the medieval explorer. OL15036203W
"Russkai︠a︡ reka" "Russkai︠a︡ reka" T. N. Dzhakson 358 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. OL16024742W
An atlas of Anglo-Saxon England An atlas of Anglo-Saxon England David Hill The remarkable series of 244 maps and charts in this book comprise the first atlas of Anglo-Saxon England. It will be an indispensable companion to scholars and students of early English history and … OL2147060W
Eric the Red Eric the Red Neil Grant Presents the saga of the Norse explorer who settled Greenland. OL2635792W
Prince Henry, the Navigator Prince Henry, the Navigator William Jay Jacobs A biography of the Portuguese prince who made sailing safer by his navigational maps and who designed the caravel--a type of sailing ship. OL2933454W
Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica Richard Oosterhoff,John Pory,Luther Jones,Leo Africanus,Robert Brown,Anthony Ossa-Richardson,John Pory Escrite de nôtre tems par Jean Leon, African, premierement en langue Arabesque, puis en Toscane, & à present mise en François, etc. OL3190220W
Bibliotheca geographorum Arabicorum Bibliotheca geographorum Arabicorum M. J. de Goeje This collection of critical editions of some of the most important classical Arabic geographical sources is one of the masterworks of Dutch orientalist Michael Jan de Goeje. The first edition of the… OL5072243W
Prince Henry, the navigator Prince Henry, the navigator Aileen Gallagher Profiles Prince Henry of Portugal, whose support enabled explorers to claim new lands, spread Christianity, and increase trade between Europe and Africa while he, himself, remained close to home. OL5703528W
Arabskie opisanie Słowian Arabskie opisanie Słowian Urszula Lewicka-Rajewska 263 p. : map ; 24 cm. OL5787571W
The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies (Transformations: Studies in the His… The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies (Transformations: Studies in the His… Nicolás Wey Gómez "Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics… OL9359356W