by Lynne Withey (1987)
Makes use of recent scholarship in such disciplines as history, anthropology, art history, and literary criticism to place Captain James Cook in the broader context of Pacific exploration.
Emile Frederic de Bray
Text of the journal kept by Emile de Bray, a French naval officer who participated in the 1852 search for the Franklin Expedition in the eastern Arctic, on board the 'Resolute'in the Arctic Squadron under Sir Edward Belcher. Previously unpublished.
Charles Nicholl
"A highly readable and authoritative account of Walter Raleigh's failed expedition up the Orinoco river to find the fabled El Dorado in mid-1595. Based largely on first-hand accounts such as the Raleigh's own The Discoverie of Guiana, Francis Sparry's testimony, and the author's retracing of Raleigh's route, the book not only recounts the expedition itself but also explicates the cultural myth of El Dorado that animated explorers and conquerors like Raleigh and the Spaniard Antonio de Berrío"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
R.K. Headland
This comprehensive list of Antarctic expeditions includes details of all expeditions for purposes of exploration, scientific research, whaling, sealing and tourism, to the Antarctic continent and islands of the Southern Ocean, as well as lists of international laws and treaties relating to Antarctica, details of the Antarctic operations of various countries, a brief history of exploration and of Antarctic industries, as well as an extensive bibliography and index by expedition name, personal name, ship, location and organization. Revised edition of material in Antarctic pilot (1958) and Polar record (1958).
Shirley Greenway
Describes the history of exploration of North America, from the first Norsemen voyages to the discovery of the continent by Columbus, the colonization of North America, and the search for the Northwest Passage.