In the 19th century, exploration entered a new dimension—explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed, and for the first time, they were able to include pictures as well as words. Combining gripping first-hand accounts with original images, this anthology gives an insight into who these people were and what they saw. The more than 50 contributors include Lewis & Clark, Edmund Hillary, Freya Stark, Thor Heyerdahl, Alexander von Humboldt, Robert Peary, Jacques Cousteau, Isabella Bird, Charles Darwin, Roald Amundsen, and Hiram Bingham.