The big book of explorers / David Marshall

This is a large-format children's book which covers explorers from the Stone Age to space exploration. There are colour illustrations and photographs on every page. The section on early travellers includes material on the Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Marco Polo. 'The Golden Age of Discovery' features Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus. Sir Francis Drake appears in the section 'Establishing the New World'. Captain James Cook and Mungo Park are included in 'To All Points on the Compass'. 'New Perspectives' includes material on the source of the Nile and Charles Darwin. The final section 'To the Limits and Beyond' deals with polar exploration, flight and space, and undersea explorers.