Famous Explorers – Introduction

Human beings possess a desire to wander and a deep curiosity, probably more than any other species on the planet. It drives us to see what is over the next hill, to learn about every corner of the world and explain to ourselves why it is the way it is.

From Prehistoric times to the great age of discovering and mapping the whole world to the exploration of space, we keep pushing on into the unknown. This coloring book celebrates a few of the most famous of the explorers, though many more deserve recognition for their contribution to our knowledge of the world. Many are unsung. Some lost their lives in the search to penetrate more and more unknown regions. Most explorations were group efforts even if only the leaders are remembered.

There were countless numbers of porters, sherpas, support teams, guides and companions that made these discoveries possible but are forgotten by history. Many others blazed the trails for the leaders we remember but did not leave records or accounts, did not write books are capture images, yet made it possible for those who followed. So many people have been involved, in fact, that exploration must be considered a need and a project of our entire species.