discoveries in geography

Describes some of the voyages of exploration made by ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Greeks as long as four thousand years ago.

Text and accompanying photographs discuss the role of chance in the discoveries of such explorers as Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Dr. David Livingstone, and Jedediah Smith.

Traces the history of exploration from prehistoric times through the twentieth century, and tells the stories of some of the men and women who risked their lives to advance knowledge of the world. Includes photographs, navigational charts and maps, glossaries, and indexes.

Historical photographs help trace some of the most important expeditions from the past 150 years, describing each expedition in detail, with excerpts from personal diaries, maps, prints, and drawings.

Presents alphabetized biographical profiles of 160 male and female explorers throughout history and eleven exploring ships, spaceships, and machines, and includes an exploration chronology and list of explorers by place of birth.

Presents an historical atlas of great explorers throughout history and around the world, and contains details maps, photographs, and illustrations on the early explorations by Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, Sir Walter Raleigh, David Livingstone, Lewis and Clark, Robert Peary, Captain James Cook, and many more.

Presents a brief biography of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, describing his fifteenth century voyages that furthered his nation's power by expanding trade routes to India.