The explorers /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Geographic Maps (Firm)
Other Authors:	Carroll, Allen, Shupe, John F.
Format:	Map
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : The Society, 1998.
Subjects:	Historical geography > Maps. Discoveries in geography > Maps. Explorers > Maps. Voyages and travels > Maps. Voyages around the world > Maps. Adventure and adventurers > Maps. World maps.

Description
Item Description:	Relief shown by shading. Shows exploration routes of all the major explorers from 1 A.D. to the present. Col. thumbnail portraits of explorers with historical/geographical information also given. "Supplement to the National Geographic, February 1998." "Printed in December 1997." Includes ancillary polar hemisphere maps, historical timeline with accompanying notes, and col. ill. Ancillary maps on verso: 1. To A.D. 100, Setting out -- 2. A.D. 100-1400, Expanding provincial realms -- 3. 1400-1700, Voyaging for God, glory, and gold -- 4. 1700-1900s, Charting the world, expanding the mind. Text, col. ill. of the types of exploration craft (boats, ships, balloons, etc.) along left and right borders, "National Geographic 2000" logo, and col. ill. on verso. Map.
Physical Description:	1 map : color ; 43 x 74 cm., folded to 13 x 20 cm.