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" Exploration in the world of the ancients / "
by John S. Bowman ; John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman, general editors.
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BL
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946541
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b700911
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| Main Entry
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Bowman, John Stewart,1931-
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| Title & Author
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Exploration in the world of the ancients /\ by John S. Bowman ; John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman, general editors.
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Discovery and exploration
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109 pages :: illustrations (some color), maps ;; 25 cm.
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1604131918
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: 9781604131918
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100) and index.
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| Contents
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Pytheas explores the North -- The original explorers -- Early ancient explorers -- The inquisitive Greeks -- Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world -- The Romans -- China's and Asia's role in exploration -- A world closes in.
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| Abstract
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Discusses the voyages, navigation routes, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.
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Discoveries in geography, Juvenile literature.
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Geography, Ancient, Juvenile literature.
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Discoveries in geography.
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Geography, Ancient.
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| Dewey Classification
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913
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G86.B68 2010
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Isserman, Maurice.
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