This book describes the 1873 voyage of the British explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith, based on the diaries and photographs of Lieutenant Herbert C. Chermside, who joined the expedition of the seas around Svalbard. Chermside’s photographs, long believed lost, have recently been uncovered in Sweden and are being curated there by the Grenna Museum. The three… Read More Peter J. Capelotti (ed.) (2021): The Coldest Coast. The 1873 Leigh Smith Expedition to Svalbard in the Diaries and Photographs of Herbert Chermside. Springer: Cham.

This monograph gives a comprehensive but in-depth analysis of the territorial development of Croatia and historical processes of significant spatial impact. It covers the millennial time span – from prehistory till the present, through relevant periods, e.g., prehistory, antiquity, Middle Ages, period of Ottoman progression and retreat, Post-Ottoman period of development of the Central European… Read More Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš and Nikola Glamuzina (eds.) (2021): The Historical Geography of Croatia. Territorial Change and Cultural Landscapes. Springer: Cham.