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For centuries, pilgrims have trodden the various paths down through the Pyrenees to the Spanish town of Santiago de Compostela in order to pay homage to St James the Great [...]

China's rivers have played a major role in the shaping of both the country's history and its identity. Some of the world's longest rivers form an important network across this [...]

Of the many technological advances that took place during the 19th century, none was to have quite such an enormous impact as the invention of the steam train. Although the [...]

The dog may be man's best friend, but the horse is his most useful. Without it, the development of human society would probably have taken a different course. Although horses [...]

These days, when we return from a trip abroad, most of us bring with us a sizeable photographic record of our travels and adventures. But up until the mid-1800s, the [...]

The technological advances that humanity has made over the past few hundred years have made many of us feel impervious to the natural world. Tarmac and concrete, central heating and [...]

When the Romans developed a taste for Chinese silk, travelling merchants began to sell their wares at a chain of markets across Central Asia, giving birth to the trade route [...]

As Britons spread out into the far comers of the Empire, they took with them the traditions of the English formal garden, along with a preference for the familiar flowers […]

Porters have been accompanying Western-led expeditions in foreign lands for as long as there have been such endeavours. Mostly men, although more recently they have also included women, porters were [...]

Ivor Gurney Goes to War He wants to take the organ pipes from Gloucester Cathedral, and paper enough for notes of both kinds. If need be, he thinks, the pipes [...]

Under Antarctic Ice: The Photographs of Norbert Wu text by Jim Mastro University of California Press, hb, pp178, 26.95 £ 'What is it about Antarctica that draws people like a [...]

Margaret Mee's Amazon by Margaret Mee, Antique Collectors' Club, hb, pp300, 29.50 £ As a young woman growing up in Buckinghamshire during the 1920s and '30s, Margaret Mee was captivated […]

Lost China: The Photographs of Leone Nani by Clara Bulfoni and Anna Pozzi, Skira Editore, hb, pp224, 33 £ In 1914, 23-year-old Italian Catholic missionary Father Leone Nani travelled to […]

At its inception in 1985, the European Capital of Culture concept was founded on the observation of two basic principles: first, that Europe has always produced and encouraged a rich […]

by Bruno Barbey Thames & Hudson, hb, pp192, 42 £ My Morocco stands as testament to the love affair photographer Bruno Barbey has had with this mystical North African country [...]

The Coast Exposed Queen's House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF Until 8 January 2006 As part of SeaBritain 2005, the National Trust Photographic Library and Magnum Photos have [...]

The Ngorongoro Story by Tim Lithgow, photographs by Hugo van Lawick Camerapix, hb, pp144, US$45 (23.50 £) The Ngorongoro Story is a love affair made manifest. Covering 8,300 square kilometres, [...]

Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R ORN 9 March-5 June As part of his tenure as associate artist at the National Gallery, John Virtue has spent [...]

The Face of Human Rights edited by Walter Kalin, Lars Muller and Judith Wyttenbach, Lars Muller, hb, pp720, 45 € (books@lars-muller.ch) It's very easy, living in our cosy Western democracies, [...]

Viewfinder: 100 Top Locations for Great Travel Photography by Keith Wilson, RotoVision, hb, pp192, 24.99 £ In Viewfinder, Keith Wilson, editor of Outdoor Photography magazine, has selected 100 locations with [...]

The Travel Book Lonely Planet, hb, pp444, 40 £ The Travel Book is perhaps Lonely Planet's most ambitious publication to date. Packing the entire world into one book is no [...]

Deserts of the Earth by Michael Martin Thames & Hudson, hb, pp372, 35 £ In the opening pages of this breathtaking tome, Michael Martin asks,' What is a desert?' A […]

Colors of the World by Jean-Philippe and Dominique Lenclos, WW Norton, pb, pp288, 40 £ The third and most ambitious book in Jean Philippe and Dominique Lenclos's Colors of ... […]

Sebastiao Salgado: An Uncertain Grace Thames and Hudson, pb, pp156, 18.95 £ Legendary photographer Sebastiao Salgado's evocative collection, which first appeared in 1990, is finally available in paperback. Its 129 […]

India: The Definitive Images photographs edited by Prashant Panjiar Dorling Kindersley, hb, pp160, 15.99 £ Many parts of India are familiar to us through their (over) exposure in the travel […]

Coastline UK: Amazing Views from the Air Richard Cooke, Thames & Hudson, hb, pp208, 24.95 £ This large and lovely volume brings another visual perspective to the UK's wonderfully diverse […]

Vanished Kingdoms: A Woman Explorer in Tibet, China & Mongolia 1921-1925 by Mabel H Cabot, Aperture, hb, pp224, 19.20 £ Vanished Kingdoms recounts the extraordinary adventures of Janet Wulsin and […]

Isaak Levitan: Lyrical Landscape by Averil King Philip Wilson, pb, pp128, 17.95 £ Russian artist Isaak Levitan has long been neglected by Eurocentric observers, but now Averil King has begun […]

Atlas of World Art edited by John Onians, Laurence King, hb, pp352, 75 £ The Atlas of World Art is an impressive achievement. From the same publisher as the classic […]

Gardens of the World: Two Thousand Years of Garden Design by Jean-Paul Pigeat Flammarion, hb, pp224, 40 £ Gardens as microcosms of the Earth, as suggestions of Paradise, as places […]

by Terry Hope, RotoVision, hb, pp116, 24.99 £ In this extraordinary collection, award-winning journalist Terry Hope has gathered together images from some of today's most acclaimed landscape photographers, including Yann [...]

by Lena Herzog, Arcperiplus Publishing, hb, pp177, 25 £ Lena Herzog's collection of photographs seeks to present two Buddhist pilgrimages, one to and around Tibet's Mount Kailash ('the spiritual and [...]

Chronicles the history of railway travel in the 19th century. Significance of the introduction of railways; Impact of the Wall Street crash on the railway industry in the U.S. in 1929; Information on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Provides historical information on the role of horses in the daily lives of people. Importance of horses to the Korean Army in the 20th century; Use of horses for transportation in India in 1875; Involvement of the animals in hunting in India in 1877.

Presents photographs of natural disasters found at the archives of the Royal Geographical Society. Dust storm that affect the capital of Khartoum in Sudan; Damages caused by the 1868 earthquake in the Peru-Chile Trench; Eruption of Mount Soufriere in the 19th century.

Presents photographs and images of the Silk Road. Emin mosque at Turpan in the Chinese province of Xinjiang; Bala Hissar fortress; Turkoman horsemen.

Provides information on several formal gardens from around the world. Joubert Park in Johannesburg, South Africa; Botanical gardens in Rio de Janeiro; Nishat Bagh in Srinagar.

Presents photographs of several historical images from the archives of the Royal Geographical Society. Image of a Native American in traditional dress taken around 1884; Photograph of the Niagara Falls around 1865; Collection of drum idols from the Pacific island of Vanuatu in the early 1890s; Studio portrait of a woman from Sikkim, Northern India in the 1890s.

Focuses on the celebration made by the French city of Lille as a 2004 European Capital of Culture. Origin of the European Capital of Culture status; Selection criteria for potential status bidders; Theme of the celebration. INSET: Rubens.