Atlas of Exploration

"The Atlas of Exploration, now in an updated Second Edition, is a splendidly illustrated and authoritative history of these bold adventures. With a vivid and informative text, supported by more than 100 specially produced maps and 300 photographs, illustrations, and historical maps, it traces these journeys of discovery from the earliest recorded trips, ranging from the time of the Phoenicians' voyages in the North Atlantic through the launch of the first Pluto explorer in 2006. We follow Cortes in Mexico, La Salle on the Mississippi, Darwin in the Galapagos Islands, James Cook in the Antarctic, and many others as the atlas chronicles important expeditions region by region." "In each section, graphic relief maps highlight the main routes of exploration, while photographs, paintings and engravings brilliantly capture the variety of terrain through which these courageous men and women passed. Also included are maps from different historical periods which reveal cartographers' growing knowledge of the shape of the world's continents and oceans. The final section of the atlas, thoroughly updated and expanded, covers many of the discoveries in recent decades, including unmanned missions beyond our Solar System. The Second Edition also contains new encyclopedia-style biographical entries on many great explorers, geographers, and cartographers, plus a revised timeline which summarizes the history of exploration from 2300 bc to the present."--BOOK JACKET.Oxford is the author of 'Atlas of Exploration', published 2008 under ISBN 9780195343182 and ISBN 0195343182.