These incredible women set off for the furthest reaches of the globe, from the Gobi Desert to Arctic Canada, and their books are a lasting tribute to their achievements
read more Free spirits: 5 women explorers and travel writers
Celebrating some of the extraordinary lecturers who visited the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in its early years…
read more Lecturers at the RSGS: the mystic, the future king, and the man who brought shrunken heads
In 1904, when Shackleton took up his post as Secretary of the RSGS, his arrival caused quite a stir…
read more Sir Ernest Shackleton: a driving force at the RSGS
A wonderful book telling the lesser-known stories of exploration – of the wives who were left behind, and those who went with their husbands into the unknown
An insight into the perceptive mind of 19th century geologist Sir Archibald Geikie
