Historical Atlas of the Arctic
- ISBN-10
- 1553650042
- ISBN-13
- 9781553650041
- Category
- Arctic regions
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre ; Seattle : University of Washington Press
- Author
- Derek Hayes
Description
The vast empty spaces of the Poles were the last frontier to be assailed by explorers intent on achieving a geographical goal. But long before the North Pole was finally attained, men sailed the seas searching for an easier and shorter path to the riches of the Orient. The mapmakers of the day translated sparse information into often fanciful, sometimes stunningly artistic maps. Author Derek Hayes documents the international race for the Pole involving expeditions on foot, by hot air balloon and by airplane. Along with the detailed historical maps, Hayes provides insightful commentary, and describes the aspirations and motivations of explorers and the harsh realities they faced. Hayes also presents a number of revealing and often beautiful scientific maps produced at a time when the military and those in search of oil probed the ocean and the ice of the arctic frontier.
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