Exploration

171 plates, mostly in colour, with additional contemporary illustrations from portraits, paintings and prints, biographical notes of explorers and cartographers, index, 320 pp, blue boards in d/w, extremities of covers a little rubbed, spine of d/w faded, d/w torn and repaired, with small piece missing from rear cover, otherwise in very good condition, Bison Books 1990

32.4 x 23.1 cm, 2240g, ISBN 0 86124 347 1

See the description (below) from the dustwrapper flap.  Although the dustwrapper flap talks of 180 maps, the contents list shows the numbering ending at 171.

Long out of print.  Judging by the book’s size and weight, the chances of its being reprinted are negligible.