A Book of Discovery (Yesterday's Classics)
by M. B. Synge Author
(From Amazon): A fascinating account of the world's famous explorers, including the early travelers in ancient times, the discovery of the New World, explorations in Africa and Australia, and the expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Many of the explorers tell part of their story in their own words. Amply illustrated with reproductions of early maps and charts, as well as old woodcuts, drawings, paintings, and miniatures. Emphasis is placed on the explorers' "record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne, of silent toil, of courage and resolution unequalled in the annals of mankind, of self-sacrifice unrivalled and faithful lives laid ungrudgingly down." Suitable for ages 12 and up.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1599151928
- Print Status
- In Print
- chapters
- 40
- Pages
- 548
- Publisher
- Yesterday's Classics
- Copyright
- 2007
chapters
- 1 A Little old world
- 2 Early Mariners
- 3 Is the World Flat
- 4 Herodotus the Traveller
- 5 Alexander the Great Explores India
- 6 Pytheas Finds the British Isles
- 7 Julius Caesar as Explorer
- 8 Strabos Geography
- 9 The Roman Empire and Pliny
- 10 Ptolemy's Maps
- 11 Pilgrim Travellers
- 12 Irish Explorers
- 13 After Mohammed
- 14 The Vikings Sail the Northern Seas
- 15 Arab Wayfarers
- 16 Travellers to the East
- 17 Marco Pollo
- 18 The End of mediaeval exploration
- 19 Mediaeval Maps
- 20 Prince Henry of Portugal
- 21 Bartholomew Diaz Reaches Stormy Cape
- 22 Christopher Columbus
- 23 A Great New World
- 24 Vasco Da Gama Reaches India
- 25 Discovery of the Spice Islands
- 26 Balboa Sees the Pacific Ocean
- 27 Magellan Sails round the World
- 28 Cortes Explores and Conquers Mexico
- 29 Explorers in South America
- 30 Cabot Sails to Newfoundland
- 31 Jacques Cartier Explores Canada
- 32 Search for a North-East Passage
- 33 Martin Grobisher Searches for a North-West Passage
- 34 Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World
- 35 Davis Strait
- 36 Barents Sails to Spitzbergen
- 37 Hudson Finds His Bay
- 38 Baffin Finds his Bay
- 39 Sir Walter Raleigh Searches for El Dorado
- 40 Champlain Discovers Lake Ontario
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