Historical geography books

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a short work of uncertain date and unknown authorship, written in very difficult...  Read More >>

Translated from the German from Groote's edition of 1860 and edited with notes and an introduction This is a new...  Read More >>

Extracts from despatches by Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande to the directors of the Zeeland Chamber of the Dutch...  Read More >>

Journals, extracts from journals, and narratives, written on board the Dragon and Hosiander by Best and various...  Read More >>

An annual collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography...  Read More >>

Translated and edited, with additional material, and introduction and notes. Enlarges on First Series 43 (1870)....  Read More >>

Documents, many from manuscripts in English, Irish, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese archives.  Read More >>

Juan Maria Schuver was born to a wealthy Amsterdam business family in the mid-19th century. Established young as...  Read More >>

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This is the story of a plain silver chalice from the first century AD that now rests in the heart of England. From...  Read More >>

Features cases such as: the notorious Victorian baby farmers who used waterways to dispose of unfortunate infants,...  Read More >>

Journals, instructions, minutes, and despatches, transcribed, translated and edited, with an extract from the 1825...  Read More >>

In December 1606, 120 emigrants left London in three small vessels. They landed nearly five months later in Virginia...  Read More >>

In December 1606, 120 emigrants left London in three small vessels. They landed nearly five months later in Virginia...  Read More >>

Translated from the Icelandic edition of Sigfus Blondal and edited by the translator. The volume covers his life...  Read More >>

The text of the 1699 edition, with slight changes, and additional material, edited with introduction, notes and...  Read More >>

From the Rawlinson MS. A. 315 in the Bodleian Library, with facsimile of original t.-p.: Itinerarium mundi, that...  Read More >>

Originally published: Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 2009.  Read More >>

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A look at 150 years of writings about Canada's regions.  Read More >>

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