Raymond John Howgego's
Encyclopedia of Exploration
The highly-regarded Encyclopedia of Exploration has in the five years since publication of the first part established itself as a unique and definitive work of reference. The first part covers the period to 1800. The second part continues the history of exploration, travel and colonization through the following fifty years. The third part covers the oceans, islands and polar regions for the final period 1850 to 1940. The fourth and final part deals with continental and land exploration for the same period.
Ray Howgego's name is familiar to researchers in the field of exploration and discovery. The project for a major reference work first started as a catalogue of expeditions, voyages and travels, but its scope was soon extended to include biographical information on the travellers themselves, and often their historical background. At the same time a record of bibliographical references, both major and minor, was undertaken.
