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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753821982 ISBN 13: 9780753821985

Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2007

Synopsis

In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history, that record was to include pictures as well as words. Combining gripping first-hand accounts with original images, THE EXPLORER'S EYE gives an insight into who these people were and what they saw.

They were a mixed bunch but, whatever their training or background, they provided a vivid portrait of the unknown. In the early days they drew their own pictures, later they were equipped with draughtsmen, later still they carried cameras, and ultimately they were accompanied by film crews. The power of their images is matched by that of their journals. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South America and Robert Peary explaining his relationships with Eskimos.

About this title

About the Authors

Fergus Fleming is one of Britain's leading popular historians and the author of four critically acclaimed histories of exploration. He lives near Gloucester.

Annabel Merullo is a publisher and editor specialising in illustrated books. She is the co-creator of the internationally successful series of CENTURY books. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she is currently involved in the creation of an arts festival.

Edition details

• Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753821982
• ISBN 13: 9780753821985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Merullo Annabel, Fleming Fergus