The Book of ExplorationIn this work the author selects more than 150 of those he considers to be the most influential and unusual journeys of discovery, setting each firmly in its historical context. This book chronicles the personalities, the conditions that were endured, and the contribution that exploration has made to our knowledge of the world. |
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
BCE Africa Circumnavigated | 12 |
BCE The Discovery of Britain | 18 |
CE The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy | 24 |
Eirik the Red and the Discovery of Greenland | 30 |
Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean | 136 |
Verrazzano Establishes the Continuity of the North American | 162 |
West | 178 |
Captain Sadleir Strikes Across the Arabian Peninsula | 208 |
Edward Eyre Sets Out to Demonstrate the Impossible | 228 |