WORLDS BEYOND THE HORIZON. THE GREAT AGE OF DISCOVERY FROM COLUMBUS TO THE PRESENT.

Leithauser, Joachim G.

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York

About this Item

1955. First American Edition, xvi, 412, xvii pp, index, bibliography, illustrated. VG in G, lightly soiled and chipped dj. From the dj: "Here are the stories of the discoverers of the Western Hemisphere - Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, da Gama, Magellan, Balboa, Cortes, Pizarro, Coronado, Ponce de Leon, John Smith, Champlain, La Salle, von Humboldt, La Condamine." Also includes the African explorers, Stanley, Livingstone, and Mungo Park, and the polar explorers, Scott, Amundsen, Nansen and Peary.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WORLDS BEYOND THE HORIZON. THE GREAT AGE OF DISCOVERY FROM COLUMBUS TO THE PRESENT.
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good