Fergus Fleming

Annabel Merullo

Este libro, que presenta los relatos que nos han legado los protagonistas de las expediciones junto con imágenes originales, arroja luz sobre la identidad de aquellos hombres y mujeres, su modo de proceder y, ante todo, las maravillas que encontraron a su paso. Constituyen un grupo heterogéneo de científicos, navegantes ambiciosos, viajeros solitarios o grandes aventureros que, a pesar de sus diferencias en lo que respecta a sus orígenes o formación, tienen un rasgo en común: nos han legado un vívido retrato de lo desconocido. En estas páginas aparecen personajes como Alexander von Humboldt, George Lyon, John Ross, Robert Peary, Umberto Nobile, Freya Stara, Jacques Cousteau o Buzz Aldrin. El volumen, que recopila un amplio corpus de dibujos, fotografías y textos de publicaciones periódicas, junto con comentarios de expertos que sitúan en el contexto adecuado cada expedición, y un prólogo de Michael Palin, es una magnífica introducción al mundo que habitamos. Obra rigurosa, dinámica y sorprendente, nos ofrece una visión caleidoscópica de tres siglos de exploración.

relatos de aventuras y descubrimientos

La mirada del explorador

The golden moments of exploration and adventure - glorious, triumphant, perilous and dramatic. In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history, that record was to include pictures as well as words. Combining gripping first-hand accounts with original images, THE EXPLORER'S EYE gives an insight into who these people were and what they saw. They were a mixed bunch but, whatever their training or background, they provided a vivid portrait of the unknown. In the early days they drew their own pictures, later they were equipped with draughtsmen, later still they carried cameras, and ultimately they were accompanied by film crews. The power of their images is matched by that of their journals. Here you have Alexander von Humboldt braving the electric eels of South America and Robert Peary explaining his relationships with Eskimos.

Annabel Merullo

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