IMAGE AND EXPLORATION

In the second half of the 19th century, unprecedented advancesin technology resulted in the collision of travel and photography.Expl orers were able to document their journeys, haulingenormous amounts of equipment over arduous terrain. Theresults were breathtaking. This collection of photographs takesreaders on a historic global tour that includes five continents andoffers a visible record of w orlds long-since vanished. Beginningin North Africa amid the pyramids and along the Nile, this booktakes readers down through the Sa hara to ...[Llegir més]