Title:
Norwegian maritime explorers and expeditions over the past thousand years
JLCTITLE245:
[Kåre Berg ... et al. ; English translation, Dahlia Pfeffer, Veronica Harrington Hansen, Richard Lawson].
Uniform Title:
Norske maritime oppdagere. English.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Oslo : Index Publishing, 1999.
Physical Description:
175 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + col. maps
ISBN:
9788272171055
9788272171024
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-175).
Added Author:
Contents:
It began with a boat / by Øystein Kock Johansen -- Ottar the viking, the voyages to the White Sea and Wessex / by Øystein Kock Johansen -- Leif Eiriksson and the discovery of America / by Øystein Kock Johansen -- Jens Munk and the hunt for the North-West Passage / by Henrik Ulven -- With Fridtjof Nansen and "Fram" across the Arctic Ocean / by Kåre Berg -- C.A. Larsen, pioneer of the Antarctic Ocean / by Thor N. Devig -- Otto Sverdrup : the discovery of new territories in the north / by Kåre Berg -- Roald Amundsen conquers the South Pole / by Kåre Berg -- Thor Heyerdahl : the Kon-Tiki expedition / by Øystein Kock Johansen -- Thor Heyerdahl : by papyrus boat across the Atlantic / by Øystein Kock Johansen -- Thor Heyerdahl : "the Tigris" follows in Noah's wake / by Øystein Kock Johansen.