Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800: a comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the year 1800.

HOWGEGO, Raymond John.

ISBN 10: 1875567364 / ISBN 13: 9781875567362

Published by Potts Point, NSW, Australia, Hordern House, 2003., 2003

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Large 4º (28.8 x 22 cm.), publisher's gilt-stamped Saifu cloth with illustrated dust jacket, 3 silk place markers. New. xv, 1168 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. First volume of this massive, extremely useful publication, filling what had been a reference lacuna. It contains 2,327 articles in 1.2 million words, with 4,000 cross-references. There are indexes of ships and persons (7,500 entries), as well as bibliographies (about 20,000 citations). ***. Seller Inventory # 35642

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Title: Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800: a ...

Publisher: Potts Point, NSW, Australia, Hordern House, 2003.

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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A comprehensive reference guide to the history of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the year 1800. This first volume in the series extends to 1.3 million words in 1200 pages.