Historical geography books

The rediscovery of Ptolemy's ""Geography"" has long been hailed as a key moment in the emergence of Renaissance...  Read More >>

With over eighty maps and accompanying articles, the Historical Atlas of Hertfordshire contains an immense amount...  Read More >>

St. Catherines: An Island In Time is the story of how a team of archaeologists found the lost sixteenth-century...  Read More >>

The most important political entity in pre-Spanish Mesoamerica was the Tenochca Empire, founded in 1428 when the...  Read More >>

The fascinating exploration of the Hermetic origins of modern science and the secret agenda behind the search for...  Read More >>

Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels arranged in systematic order: forming a complete...  Read More >>

Title: The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Collected by R. Hakluyt,...  Read More >>

Title: Narrative of a journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: undertaken with a view of...  Read More >>

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Volume IX is the second of the companion volumes and includes maps, genealogical tables, and succession lists of...  Read More >>

Collects 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa,...  Read More >>

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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination...  Read More >>

The American Geographical Society (AGS) is the oldest professional geographical organization in the United States...  Read More >>

Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels arranged in systematic order: forming a complete...  Read More >>

Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels arranged in systematic order: forming a complete...  Read More >>

Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels arranged in systematic order: forming a complete...  Read More >>

Title: Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile ... Second edition. Publisher: British Library, Historical...  Read More >>

English summary: Cartography is one of the oldest visual artforms. Historical maps allow for direct insight into...  Read More >>

Title: Travels in Chile and La Plata, etc. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British...  Read More >>

Title: Journal of a cruise among the islands of the Western Pacific. With maps and plates. Publisher: British...  Read More >>

Title: The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Collected by R. Hakluyt,...  Read More >>

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Investigates how 19th century maps, historical works, and travel narratives were used to found a Mexican space...  Read More >>

These dramatic tales of seafaring and shipwrecks have been translated into English for the first time from Oviedo’s...  Read More >>