A comprehensive anthology selected by the great explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison. The ultimate in travel writing, by legends such as Vasco da Gama, Marco Polo, Sir Francis Drake, Roald Amundsen, and Wilfred Thesiger, these are the words of those who changed the world through their pioneering search for new lands, new peoples, and new experiences.

• Introduction


• I Asia


• II Africa


• III North America


• IV Central and South America


• V The Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand


• VI The Arctic


• VII The Antarctic


• VIII Above and Below


• Bibliography


• Source acknowledgements


• Index