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The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek
ISBN: 9780142002544 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Around 330 b.c., a remarkable adventurer named Pytheas set out from the Greek colony of Massalia (now Marseille) on the Mediterranean Sea to explore the fabled, terrifying lands of northern Europe. Renowned archaeologist Barry Cunliffe here re-creates Pytheas's unprecedented journey, which occurred almost 300 years before Julius Caesar landed in Britain. Beginning with an invaluable pocket history of early Mediterranean civilization, Cunliffe illuminates what Pytheas would have seen and experienced--the route he likely took to reach Brittany, then Britain, Iceland, and Denmark; and evidence...
Around 330 b.c., a remarkable adventurer named Pytheas set out from the Greek colony of Massalia (now Marseille) on the Mediterranean Sea to explore t...
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104,58 zł |
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Voyages: To the New World and Beyond
ISBN: 9780295991153 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We know the shape of the world today because ships of the mid-fiftennth to mid-eighteenth centuries, driven by wind and human muscle, were navigated into every last bay and estuary on Earth searching for new riches. First the take was spices and other exotic products of the Orient, then gold and ivory from Africa, followed by beaver pelts, coffee, and goods from the Americas, and finally luxurious sea otter pelts from the Northwest Coast of North America. The ships that made these voyages evolved over time and their navigators benefited from centuries of accumulated... We know the shape of the world today because ships of the mid-fiftennth to mid-eighteenth centuries, driven by wind and human muscle, were navigate... |
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233,87 zł |
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Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
ISBN: 9781108031233 / Angielski / Miękka / 758 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Hanning Speke (1827 1864) was a British army officer and explorer, remembered for his expeditions in search of the source of the Nile and his disputes with Richard Burton on that subject. On an expedition begun in 1856 Burton and Speke reached Lake Tanganyika together, but Speke travelled on alone to Lake Victoria. He controversially gave lectures about the lakes in London in 1859, without awaiting Burton's return. Speke returned to Africa later that year, leading an expedition organised by the Royal Geographical Society, to explore Lake Victoria and investigate whether it really was the...
John Hanning Speke (1827 1864) was a British army officer and explorer, remembered for his expeditions in search of the source of the Nile and his dis...
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469,37 zł |
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The River Sea: The Amazon in History, Myth, and Legend
ISBN: 9781582437682 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since its discovery by Europeans in 1500, explorers, visionaries, soldiers of fortune, men of God, scientists, and slavers have been drawn to the legendary Amazon. The River Sea is a sweeping chronicle of those brave souls, ranging form the Spanish seafarer Vicente Pinzon, who discovered the river, to contemporary heroes and heroines, like Sister Dorothy Stang and Chico Mendes, whose efforts to save the rain forest cost them their lives. Among others in this vast cast of characters who people the drama of the Amazon is Francisco de Orellana, the first European to traverse the river...
Since its discovery by Europeans in 1500, explorers, visionaries, soldiers of fortune, men of God, scientists, and slavers have been drawn to the lege...
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73,86 zł |
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Mining Principles of the Past: From Past to Present
ISBN: 9781490465289 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,28 zł |
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Atlantis Was America: Tampa Was The Royal City
ISBN: 9781419685064 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Atlantis Was America: Tampa Was the Royal City, author Dennis Brooks examines the ancient writings of Plato for clues to the true location of the lost continent of Atlantis, illuminating fascinating details that show the way. Based on Plato's geographic descriptions, as well as contemporary discoveries such as the underwater "Bimini Road" in the Caribbean, Brooks presents the arresting theory that the legendary Atlantis was actually the landmass known today as the Americas, with the modern city of Tampa, Florida at its heart.
In Atlantis Was America: Tampa Was the Royal City, author Dennis Brooks examines the ancient writings of Plato for clues to the true location of the l...
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59,43 zł |
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The Anatomy of a Shipwreck: Before, During and After Disasters on the Great Lakes
ISBN: 9781448613106 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the nineteenth century, most boats traveling the Great Lakes were shipwrecked at some point. Caught on sandbars in harbor entrances, driven ashore by gales, colliding with other boats on the crowded waters-the hazards were many. This booklet asks the questions, Why were there so many shipwrecks during these years? How did some people survive the wrecks, while others perished? Who helped? And what happened afterward?
During the nineteenth century, most boats traveling the Great Lakes were shipwrecked at some point. Caught on sandbars in harbor entrances, driven ash...
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34,31 zł |
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The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, One of Its Conquerors: From the Exact Copy Made of the Original Manuscript
ISBN: 9781409413905 / Angielski / Twarda / 522 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Books I-IV (1517-19), translated into English and edited, with introduction and notes, by Alfred Percival Maudslay, M.A., Hon. Professor of Archaeology, National Museum, Mexico, concerning the discovery of Mexico and the expeditions of Francisco HernA ndez de Cordova and Hernan Cortes, the march inland, and the war in Tlaxcala. The edition includes a bibliography of Mexico, pp. 311-68. Continued in Second Series 24, 25, 30, and 40. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1908.
Books I-IV (1517-19), translated into English and edited, with introduction and notes, by Alfred Percival Maudslay, M.A., Hon. Professor of Archaeolog...
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738,52 zł |
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The Original Writings and Correspondence of the Two Richard Hakluyts: Volume I
ISBN: 9781409414438 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Edited with introduction and notes. The main pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 77) is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1935.
Edited with introduction and notes. The main pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 77) is continuous. This is a new print-on-dem...
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738,52 zł |
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The Original Writings and Correspondence of the Two Richard Hakluyts: Volume II
ISBN: 9781409414445 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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738,52 zł |
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Remote Viewing: Ancient Links & Future Trails
ISBN: 9780981147055 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Open Stargate/Q5 Leap/Phantom Ops reconnaissance. 1st 5th is the talented and remarkable Psychic trained extensively by Military/coalition & Intel. Discover the fascinating, cutting edge exploration of the unfolding Star Trail. An adventure which unravels ancient psychic remote views. Masterful pre-cognition linked to and decoded in the current time frame. www.nuts4mars.com
Open Stargate/Q5 Leap/Phantom Ops reconnaissance. 1st 5th is the talented and remarkable Psychic trained extensively by Military/coalition & Intel. Di...
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132,46 zł |
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Time Leap
ISBN: 9780981326160 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Remote Viewing reconnaissance, featuring the extraordinary psychic known as 1st 5th, who was extensively trained and accessed by Military. Fascinating and rare glimpse into the challanging development of the Quantum 5th dimensionality of an unfolding exploration and discovery Star Trail. https: //www.Starzops1.com
Remote Viewing reconnaissance, featuring the extraordinary psychic known as 1st 5th, who was extensively trained and accessed by Military. Fascinating...
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132,46 zł |
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Hominid Leap
ISBN: 9780981326177 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stargate Recon- Psychic remote viewer/precog known as 1st 5th, extensively trained and accessed continuously by Military. Contains psychic script and Quantum 5d Leap skilled remote view/precog paintings and what they match to. This is a rare glimpse into a black ops which does security back up tips using ESP visual skills and codes. website- https: //www.Starzops1.com
Stargate Recon- Psychic remote viewer/precog known as 1st 5th, extensively trained and accessed continuously by Military. Contains psychic script and ...
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72,98 zł |
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Dragon Eyes: - Quantum Stargate Psychic Painting
ISBN: 9780981326184 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stargate Recon- Psychic remote viewer known as 1st 5th, extensively trained and accessed continuously by Military & Intel. Contains psychic script and Quantum 5d Leap skilled remote view/precog paintings and what they match to. https: //www.Starzops1.com
Stargate Recon- Psychic remote viewer known as 1st 5th, extensively trained and accessed continuously by Military & Intel. Contains psychic script and...
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91,28 zł |
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The Central Australian Expedition 1844-1846 / The Journals of Charles Sturt
ISBN: 9780904180800 / Angielski / Twarda / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In August 1844, a heavily-laden party led by Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide to head into the unexplored vastness of central Australia. Sturt was convinced that he would find an inland sea and so make his reputation. This book presents his diaries of the trip.
In August 1844, a heavily-laden party led by Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide to head into the unexplored vastness of central Australia. St...
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738,52 zł |
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Three Rivers of the Amazon
ISBN: 9780620398169 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2004, Tim Biggs became the first person to kayak the three main tributaries of the Amazon River. Join him in his amazing quest, beginning on the Urubamba River (1981), continuing on the Apurimac River (1985), and concluding 23 years later (2004) on the Maranon River. A cast of diverse, heroic, and eccentric characters ensures that the action on the riverbanks matches the action-packed thrills and spills on the river. This promises an unforgettable read. During these adventures, Tim somehow manages to fall off a cliff, is shot at, eats 'delicacies' that'll make anyone's stomach turn,...
In 2004, Tim Biggs became the first person to kayak the three main tributaries of the Amazon River. Join him in his amazing quest, beginning on the Ur...
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77,78 zł |
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The South American Expeditions, 1540-1545
ISBN: 9780826350633 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1555, Cabeza de Vaca's narrative of his South American expeditions is a detailed account of his five years as governor of Spain's province of the Rio de la Plata in South America. Cabeza de Vaca was already a celebrated explorer by the time he went to La Plata, known for his great trek across North America in the 1520s and 1530s and for the Relaci n he wrote about that journey. His tales of his river and forest explorations in South America show that he had lost none of his early curiosity and drive. He was the great secular champion of the native peoples of the New... First published in 1555, Cabeza de Vaca's narrative of his South American expeditions is a detailed account of his five years as governor of Spain'... |
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250,02 zł |
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Admiral Byrd's Secret Journey Beyond The Poles
ISBN: 9780938294986 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE CONCEPT OF A HOLLOW EARTH IS A THEORY THAT REFUSES TO DIE
THE CONCEPT OF A HOLLOW EARTH IS A THEORY THAT REFUSES TO DIE
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100,43 zł |
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Irresistible North: From Venice to Greenland on the Trail of the Zen Brothers
ISBN: 9780307390660 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A century before Columbus arrived in America, two brothers from Venice are said to have explored parts of the New World. They became legends during the Renaissance, and then the source of a great scandal that would discredit their story. Today, they have been largely forgotten. A century before Columbus arrived in America, two brothers from Venice are said to have explored parts of the New World. They became legends during... |
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82,79 zł |
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Truth or Dare: The Jimmie Angel Story
ISBN: 9781419673665 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story about Jimmie Angel, the pilot who discovered the world's highest waterfall in 1933. Jimmie Angel took on flying at the age of fifteen and flew in Europe during the First World War. He commanded five planes in China, was a barnstormer for a while and from his home in North America he undertook endurance flights and explorations. His most important explorations have taken place in the Gran Sabana in Venezuela, one of the most impressive places in the world. Jimmie Angel was convinced he would find gold here, if only he could land his plane above the Angel Falls, on top of the...
This is the story about Jimmie Angel, the pilot who discovered the world's highest waterfall in 1933. Jimmie Angel took on flying at the age of fiftee...
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57,19 zł |
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