Explorers' Sketchbooks

The Art of Discovery & Adventure

Herbert, Kari & Lewis-Jones, Huw

A celebration of exploration told through the finest visual journals of some 70 explorers from the 16th century to the present day

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Beschrijving Explorers' Sketchbooks

Despite dramatic advances in technology and equipment over the years, there is one vital piece of kit in most explorers' pockets that hasn't changed - the journal. In this title, the sketchbooks and journals presented allow us to share, the on-the-spot reactions of around 70 intrepid individuals as they journeyed far corners of the earth.

ISBN: 9780500252192
Pagina's: 320
Verschenen: 01-01-2016
NUR: 510

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Hardback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Thames & Hudson Ltd

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