The Oxford Companion to World Exploration

Every aspect of exploration, in generous range and formidable depth, is evident in this two‐volume Oxford Companion. Over 700 signed A‐Z articles from 230 academically accredited and independent scholars are augmented by 220 black and white text illustrations and 75 superb colour plates arranged in two sections in each volume.

Unlike most introductions to reference works of similar size, David Buisseret's is mainly confined to definitions of what a Companion is (“a sort of friendly handbook, ready with ideas that invite further reading and reflection”); to explaining his conception of discovery and exploration (“the process by which one or...