A Book of Discovery
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A Book of Discovery

The History of the World's Exploration, from the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole

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A Book of Discovery

The History of the World's Exploration, from the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole

About this book

Exploration from the Phoenicians to the poles in one volume - Herodotus, Marco Polo, Columbus, Cook, Livingstone, Nansen - written for readers who wanted the whole story in order. Synge wrote history for the young and did it better than most who wrote for adults. Its 154 original illustrations have been carefully restored and coloured for this edition.

Information

Publisher
Aeneas Press
Year
2026
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9785501534070
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Introduction
  4. Black & White Illustrations
  5. List of Illustrations in the Text. Chapter I. A Little Old World
  6. Chapter II. Early Mariners
  7. Chapter III. Is the World Flat?
  8. Chapter IV. Herodotusā€”The Traveller
  9. Chapter V. Alexander the Great Explores India
  10. Chapter VI. Pytheas Finds the British Isles
  11. Chapter VII. Julius Caesar as Explorer
  12. Chapter VIII. Straboā€™s Geography
  13. Chapter IX. The Roman Empire and Pliny
  14. Chapter X. Ptolemyā€™s Maps
  15. Chapter XI. Pilgrim Travellers
  16. Chapter XII. Irish Explorers
  17. Chapter XIII. After Mohammed
  18. Chapter XIV. The Vikings Sail the Northern Seas
  19. Chapter XV. Arab Wayfarers
  20. Chapter XVI. Travellers to the East
  21. Chapter XVII. Marco Polo
  22. Chapter XVIII. The End of Medieval Exploration
  23. Chapter XIX. Medieval Maps
  24. Chapter XX. Prince Henry of Portugal
  25. Chapter XXI. Bartholomew Diaz Reaches the Stormy Cape
  26. Chapter XXII. Christopher Columbus
  27. Chapter XXIII. A Great New World
  28. Chapter XXIV. Vasco Da Gama Reaches India
  29. Chapter XXV. Discovery of the Spice Islands
  30. Chapter XXVI. Balboa Sees the Pacific Ocean
  31. Chapter XXVII. Magellan Sails Round the World
  32. Chapter XXVIII. Cortes Explores and Conquers Mexico
  33. Chapter XXIX. Explorers in South America
  34. Chapter XXX. Cabot Sails to Newfoundland
  35. Chapter XXXI. Jacques Cartier Explores Canada
  36. Chapter XXXII. Search for a North-East Passage
  37. Chapter XXXIII. Martin Frobisher Searches for a North-West Passage
  38. Chapter XXXIV. Drakeā€™s Famous Voyage Round the World
  39. Chapter XXXV. Davis Strait
  40. Chapter XXXVI. Barents Sails to Spitzbergen
  41. Chapter XXXVII. Hudson Finds His Bay
  42. Chapter XXXVIII. Baffin Finds His Bay
  43. Chapter XXXIX. Sir Walter Raleigh Searches for El Dorado
  44. Chapter XL. Champlain Discovers Lake Ontario
  45. Chapter XLI. Early Discoverers of Australia
  46. Chapter XLII. Tasman Finds Tasmania
  47. Chapter XLIII. Dampier Discovers His Strait
  48. Chapter XLIV. Behring Finds His Strait
  49. Chapter XLV. Cook Discovers New Zealand
  50. Chapter XLVI. Cookā€™s Third Voyage and Death
  51. Chapter XLVII. Bruceā€™s Travels in Abyssinia
  52. Chapter XLVIII. Mungo Park and the Niger
  53. Chapter XLIX. Vancouver Discovers His Island
  54. Chapter L. Mackenzie and His River
  55. Chapter LI. Parry Discovers Lancaster Sound
  56. Chapter LII. The Frozen North
  57. Chapter LIII. Franklinā€™s Land Journey to the North
  58. Chapter LIV. Parryā€™s Polar Voyage
  59. Chapter LV. The Search for Timbuktu
  60. Chapter LVI. Richard and John Lander Discover the Mouth of the Niger
  61. Chapter LVII. Ross Discovers the North Magnetic Pole
  62. Chapter LVIII. Flinders Names Australia
  63. Chapter LIX. Sturtā€™s Discoveries in Australia
  64. Chapter LX. Ross Makes Discoveries in the Antarctic Seas
  65. Chapter LXI. Franklin Discovers the North-West Passage
  66. Chapter LXII. David Livingstone
  67. Chapter LXIII. Burton and Speke in Central Africa
  68. Chapter LXIV. Livingstone Traces Lake Shirwa and Nyassa
  69. Chapter LXV. Expedition to Victoria Nyanza
  70. Chapter LXVI. Baker Finds Albert Nyanza
  71. Chapter LXVII. Livingstoneā€™s Last Journey
  72. Chapter LXVIII. Through the Dark Continent
  73. Chapter LXIX. Nordenskiƶld Accomplishes the North-East Passage
  74. Chapter LXX. The Exploration of Tibet
  75. Chapter LXXI. Nansen Reaches Farthest North
  76. Chapter LXXII. Peary Reaches the North Pole
  77. Chapter LXXIII. The Quest for the South Pole
  78. About the Author

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