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TravelThinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa, and the exploration of the Niger. Before most of these however, there was English relations with the Barbary States, in particular Morocco.
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Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of the last areas of the globe to be explored by Western travellers. -
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St Petersburg
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European architecture was imported to this marshland and Russia had a new capital. -
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Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation. -
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The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The other day I received an e-mail offering me a copy of Brand’s History of Newcastle (1789). Or at least some of it, it was an odd volume lacking most plates and binding, quite stained, but as the seller put it: ‘in good condition considering its age’. -
Iran Zamin - Highlights From The Catalogue
Spring is in the air and with the Iranian New Year upon us, we enter a new century of the Iranian calendar with the year 1400. To celebrate this season of new beginnings we are delighted to launch the inaugural catalogue of our Islamic department: Iran Zamin. -
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April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on The Bounty
William Bligh (1754-1815) will forever be remembered for the mutiny, led by his second-in-command Fletcher Christian, which occurred on 28th April, 1789, shortly after leaving Tahiti where Bligh’s mission was to collect breadfruit. -
Books not Borders - Angus Robb
An interview with Angus Robb as part of our Books not Border series.
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Books Not Borders -Bernard Shapero
We talk to our Founder and CEO, Bernard Shapero, as part of our Books not Border series.
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Books Not Borders - Julian MacKenzie
As part of our Books not Borders series, where we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to the many specialists at Shapero and exploring the world they inhabit, we're interviewing Julian Mackenzie, our Senior Travel Specialist. -
Books not Borders - Eleanor Moore
This week we're interviewing the head of our Russian department, Eleanor Moore.
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Books not Borders - Jeffrey Kerr
Today we begin the first in a new blog series, Books Not Borders or perhaps we should call it Livres Sans Frontières? -
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Richard Burton
The start in a regular Blog series with our roving Travel expert Julian Mackenzie.