Author : Paul D. McDermott
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780878425600
Eye of the Explorer: Views of the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey reproduces all seventy of the lithographs that appeared with Stevens�s final congressional report, published in 1860, as well as twelve of the lovely watercolor images from which the final prints were prepared
Author : Annabel Merullo
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0297856995
The golden moments of exploration and adventure - glorious, triumphant, perilous and dramatic. 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.
Author : Marie Greenwood
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,18 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756619785
Brief history of famous explorers from ancient times to the present
Author : Katherine Rundell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 14,32 MB
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481419471
From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.
Author : Jack Nisbet
Publisher : Pullman : Washington State University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 24,96 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Experience the sweep of human and natural history on the Columbia Plateau through the eyes of intrepid explorer and cartographer David Thompson, who established two viable trade routes across the Rocky Mountains in Canada, systematically surveyed the entire 1,250-mile course of the Columbia River, and subsequently distilled his mathematical notations into the first accurate maps of a vast portion of the northwest quadrant of North America.
Author : Simon Ryan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 1996-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521577915
The Cartographic Eye is about the mythologies of land exploration, and about space and the colonial enterprise in particular. An innovative investigation of the presumptions, aesthetics and politics of Australian explorers' texts, it concentrates on the period 1820-1880. Simon Ryan looks at the journals of John Oxley, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Sturt and Ludwig Leichhardt and shows that they are not the simple, unadorned observations the authors would have us believe, but are complex networks of tropes. The Cartographic Eye scrutinises and undermines the scientific and literary methodology of exploration. Its insightful analysis of the tendencies of colonialism will make a major contribution to 'new historicist' interrogations of colonialism. It will be a crucial text for readers in Australian literary and cultural studies, and for those interested in colonial discourse and postcolonial theory.
Author : Roland Boer
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1589833481
While biblical scholars increasingly use insights from postcolonial theory to interpret the Bible, the Bible itself is often neglected by postcolonial criticism, with the result that there is little influence in the other direction: from the Bible to postcolonial criticism. This second edition of Last Stop before Antarctica begins to repair the imbalance by pointing to the vital role that the Bible played in colonization, using Australia????????????????????????one of the first centers of postcolonial criticism????????????????????????as a specific example. Drawing upon colonial literature, including explorer journals, poetry, novels, and translations, it creates a mutually enlightening dialogue between postcolonial literature and biblical texts on themes such as exodus and exile, translation, identity, and home.
Author : John Gibson
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1581575009
A best-selling hiking guide to Maine’s most widely traveled region, completely revised and with 10 new hikes Locals and visitors to Maine’s beautiful coastline will find miles of satisfying hiking, with outings that range from short walks for families to all-day excursions for serious hikers. Each hike in this guide includes a topographic map, information on difficulty, mileage, and elevation, and a detailed description of the route. An overview chart at the beginning of the book describes the 50 hikes at a glance for easy trip planning.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN :
Author : Emily Fiegenschuh
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440320810
If you're looking for an escape from ordinary life, the adventure starts here. The Explorer's Guide to Drawing Fantasy Creatures brings to light a fantastic realm of creatures so elusive and remote, they can be found only in myths, nightmares, and the work of artists like you. With years of perilous creature-drawing adventures behind her, Emily Fiegenschuh leads you step by step through the entire process, from expressive gesture drawings to beautifully detailed artwork, right down to all the gruesome details--like how to draw the leathery wings of dragons, the Minotaur's impressive physique, and the brilliant plumage of the Hook-Legged Bodeo. • 25 step-by-step demonstrations for creating a bevy of beasts that roam air, land and sea • Important basics of drawing, proportion and perspective to help you bring believability to your creatures • Instruction for adding living, breathing color to finished sketches • Expert tips on finding inspiration, developing personalities, designing costumes, and more. Grab your sketchbook, and venture forth, if you dare. Bring to life the creatures within these pages, as well as those lurking in the shadows of your own imagination.
