Further Reading
The Northwest Frontier
They say that good things come in threes and for booksellers it doesn’t get much better than buying three 19th-century Calcutta-printed books on the Northwest Frontier.
The Northwest Frontier
They say that good things come in threes and for booksellers it doesn’t get much better than buying three 19th-century Calcutta-printed books on the Northwest Frontier.
The Terra Nova Expedition
When we think of Captain Scott and his fateful last journey to the Antarctic, it is inevitable that we see him, his crew, and the continent itself, through the eyes...
The Terra Nova Expedition
When we think of Captain Scott and his fateful last journey to the Antarctic, it is inevitable that we see him, his crew, and the continent itself, through the eyes...
Travels along the Silk Routes
This route has its origins in the pre-Christian era as a means for China to export silk, precious stones, and other valuables, and later paper and gunpowder, thus changing the...
Travels along the Silk Routes
This route has its origins in the pre-Christian era as a means for China to export silk, precious stones, and other valuables, and later paper and gunpowder, thus changing the...
Aurel Stein
The Elgin Marbles, Benin Bronzes, Pharaonic remains, the list of British ‘souvenirs’ from overseas ventures is long and controversial. Amongst the most prolific of these Culture Vultures was Sir Marc...
Aurel Stein
The Elgin Marbles, Benin Bronzes, Pharaonic remains, the list of British ‘souvenirs’ from overseas ventures is long and controversial. Amongst the most prolific of these Culture Vultures was Sir Marc...
Adventures in High Latitudes
Watching the Earth burn and flood as climate change takes hold, with all the devastation and misery it brings to every corner of the world, I was struck by the...
Adventures in High Latitudes
Watching the Earth burn and flood as climate change takes hold, with all the devastation and misery it brings to every corner of the world, I was struck by the...
Epic Everest
Seventy years ago on the 29th May two men successfully reached the summit of Everest – Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. A remarkable and historic achievement, which caused a sensation...
Epic Everest
Seventy years ago on the 29th May two men successfully reached the summit of Everest – Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. A remarkable and historic achievement, which caused a sensation...
Great Explorers: James Bruce
The industrial revolution in the United Kingdom spawned a host of great British explorers - whether through wealth or technological advances. These included the Scotsman James Bruce who sought the...
Great Explorers: James Bruce
The industrial revolution in the United Kingdom spawned a host of great British explorers - whether through wealth or technological advances. These included the Scotsman James Bruce who sought the...
Looking for Father Christmas: Robert Peary and ...
Through the nineteenth century, interest in the North Polar region was stimulated by various reasons: exploration for a North-West Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, the search for the...
Looking for Father Christmas: Robert Peary and ...
Through the nineteenth century, interest in the North Polar region was stimulated by various reasons: exploration for a North-West Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, the search for the...
Ernest Shackleton, a Tale of the Antarctic
'We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.' – Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Ernest Shackleton, a Tale of the Antarctic
'We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.' – Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
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...
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...
David Livingstone and the Exploration of Africa
March 19th marks the birthday of David Livingstone, who, along with captains Cook and Scott, is one of the three most renowned British explorers of the modern age, and, like...
David Livingstone and the Exploration of Africa
March 19th marks the birthday of David Livingstone, who, along with captains Cook and Scott, is one of the three most renowned British explorers of the modern age, and, like...
Western Women in the Islamic World
Inspired by the current exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society of British Women Explorers in Arabia, it seemed apposite to look at Western women travellers in the Islamic world.
Western Women in the Islamic World
Inspired by the current exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society of British Women Explorers in Arabia, it seemed apposite to look at Western women travellers in the Islamic world.
Here Be Dragons
To do an injustice to Tennyson, it’s usually at this time that my fancy turns to getting out a new travel catalogue. Looking at this year’s purchases, the balance of...
Here Be Dragons
To do an injustice to Tennyson, it’s usually at this time that my fancy turns to getting out a new travel catalogue. Looking at this year’s purchases, the balance of...
Mountaineering Pioneers
This week, we explore some less well-known adventurers who also achieved mountaineering milestones in their own way not necessarily by successful ascents but by becoming pioneers in their field.
Mountaineering Pioneers
This week, we explore some less well-known adventurers who also achieved mountaineering milestones in their own way not necessarily by successful ascents but by becoming pioneers in their field.
Time Travel
Long before mobile travel apps there were Baedeker Guides, indispensable for helping thousands of tourists navigate their way round unfamiliar places. Designed to be carried around in a pocket and available...
Time Travel
Long before mobile travel apps there were Baedeker Guides, indispensable for helping thousands of tourists navigate their way round unfamiliar places. Designed to be carried around in a pocket and available...