The magnificent foragers.
Washington D C: Smithsonian Exposition Books, 1978. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. Various accounts of scientific field work of the Smithsonian Institution. More about The magnificent foragers
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Pacific wonderland: a book of Australia.
London: Cassell, 1942. Octavo, photographs, slightly worn dustwrapper. More about Pacific wonderland: a book of Australia
Ocean: reflections on a century of exploration.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. Large octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, line drawings. The past one hundred years of ocean science have been distinguished by dramatic milestones, remarkable discoveries, and major revelations. This book is a clear and lively survey of many of these amazing findings. Beginning... More about Ocean: reflections on a century of exploration
Visual voyages: images of Latin American nature from Columbus to Darwin.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. An unprecedented visual exploration of the intertwined histories of art and science, of the old world and the new. From the voyages of Christopher Columbus to those of Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin, the depiction of the natural world... More about Visual voyages: images of Latin American nature from Columbus to Darwin
Whales, ice and men: the history of whaling in the western Arctic.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1986. Quarto, illustrations, softcover. A richly illustrated archeological and economic history of the whaling industry. More about Whales, ice and men: the history of whaling in the western Arctic
Results of the Archbold Expeditions, No. 68: Summary of the 1948 Cape York (Australia) Expedition.
New York: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1953. Octavo, photographs. Volume 102: Article 2. More about Results of the Archbold Expeditions, No. 68: Summary of the 1948 Cape York (Australia) Expedition
Great voyages of exploration: the golden age of discovery in the Pacific.
Lane Cove: Doubleday, 1983. Large quarto, illustrations and maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Great voyages of exploration: the golden age of discovery in the Pacific
Charles Darwin: Voyaging: Volume one of a biography.
London: Pimlico, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More about Charles Darwin: Voyaging: Volume one of a biography
A naturalist's voyage round the world: the voyage of the Beagle.
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. When On the Origin of Species came out in 1859, it changed the understanding of life and presented the foundation for evolutionary biology. All the material that he collected for this book was from the famous expeditions he took... More about A naturalist's voyage round the world: the voyage of the Beagle
The voyage of HMS Herald to Australia and the South-West Pacific 1852-1861 under the command of Captain Henry Mangles Denham.
Carlton: The Miegunyah Press, 1995. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about The voyage of HMS Herald to Australia and the South-West Pacific 1852-1861 under the command of...
Tropical visions in an age of empire.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs. Explores images of the tropical world - maps, paintings, botanical drawings, photographs, diagrams, and texts - produced by European and American travelers over the past three centuries. Bringing together a group of distinguished contributors from disciplines... More about Tropical visions in an age of empire
From Venus to Antarctica: the life of Dumont d'Urville.
Titirangi: Exisle Publishing, 2007. text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about From Venus to Antarctica: the life of Dumont d'Urville
Citizen Labillardiere: a naturalists life in revolution and exploration 1755-1834.
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2003. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first comprehensive study of eighteenth century naturalist, Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière- a story of science, survival and a grand adventure. More about Citizen Labillardiere: a naturalists life in revolution and exploration 1755-1834
Francois Péron: an impetuous life.
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In 1800 François Péron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revolutionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died, he..... More about Francois Péron: an impetuous life
An officer of the blue: Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne, South Sea Explorer, 1724-1772.
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 1994. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about An officer of the blue: Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne, South Sea Explorer, 1724-1772
The life of George Bass: surgeon and sailor of the enlightenment.
St Leonards: Allen and Unwin, 2005. Octavo, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Brings to bear exhaustive research in the archives and libraries of the world, to present an account of the life and death of this most complicated man. More about The life of George Bass: surgeon and sailor of the enlightenment
South with Scott.
London: Collins, (1958. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, heavily foxed preliminary pages and fore edges, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about South with Scott
Mawson: and the ice men of the heroic age: Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen.
Sydney: Random House, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. This book details the historic race to become the first team to reach the South Pole. On 2 December 1911, Sir Douglas Mawson left Hobart on his Australasian Antarctic Expedition to explore the virgin frozen coastline below Australia, 2000... More about Mawson: and the ice men of the heroic age: Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen
Mawson: and the ice men of the heroic age: Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen.
Sydney: Random House, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. This book details the historic race to become the first team to reach the South Pole. On 2 December 1911, Sir Douglas Mawson left Hobart on his Australasian Antarctic Expedition to explore the virgin frozen coastline below Australia, 2000... More about Mawson: and the ice men of the heroic age: Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen
The birth of Sydney.
Melbourne: Text Publishing, (2002. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Blending together the writings of early Australian explorers, settlers, and leaders, "The Birth of Sydney" editor Flannery constructs a compelling narrative history of the early life of one of the world's great cities. More about The birth of Sydney
Where is here? 350 years of exploring Australia.
Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2007. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. A concise version for young adults of Flannery's classic anthology, The explorers. In these exciting, heartbreaking diaries of the men and women who explored our country, young readers will get a sense of freedom of travelling into the unknown. These amazing stories... More about Where is here? 350 years of exploring Australia
Op zoek naar oermenschen.
Roermond-Maaseik: J J Romen and Zonen, [1934]. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations. Modern half morocco, coloured labels. In Dutch. Primarily about Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua. More about Op zoek naar oermenschen
The Banks/Cook portfolio.
Melbourne: Hill House, 1990. Folio, two volumes, charts, colour plates. Text volume, dustwrapper. Chart volume, cloth boards. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Fine copy. More about The Banks/Cook portfolio
Ocean enough and time: discovering the waters around Antarctica.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. More about Ocean enough and time: discovering the waters around Antarctica
Slicing the silence: voyaging to Antarctica.
Sydney: New South Books, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. In the summer of 2002-03, acclaimed writer and historian Tom Griffiths voyaged the Southern Ocean to Antarctica. He was on board the first Australian ship to ' slice the silence' of a year, arriving at Casey Station to deliver the new... More about Slicing the silence: voyaging to Antarctica