discoveries in geography

Shares the life of the Portuguese explorer who became the first person to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route.

A guide for explorers that covers expedition planning, camping in the countryside, navigation, nutrition, equipment, fitness, various environments, and outdoor safety.

Looks at the age of exploration from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries in which Europeans searched the world for goods, land, and raw materials.

Experience the harsh conditions of this polar landscape, discover how researchers survive, and find out about the intrepid explorers from the past who have set out to reach the South Pole.

Chronicles the life a maritime career of Zheng He, who, with his fleet of ships from China, was able to voyage as far west as the Middle East and Africa during the fifteenth century.

In this moving story of daring, discovery, tragedy, and adventure, historian James Evans vividly shows how the 1553 voyage of Sir Hugh Willoughby, a brave gentleman soldier, and Richard Chancellor, a brilliant young scientist and practical man of the sea, laid the foundations for England's expansion on a global stage.

Traces the voyage of a Chinese fleet which, in 1421, circumnavigated the globe, discovered America, and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand, and South America.

Follows a young film producer as she travels across Europe in search of information about the people, places, and thinking behind Renaissance developments, looking at how the development of new trade routes and navigational tools enlarged the world and affected the economy.

Profiles the lives and achievements of seven early explorers including Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and Vasco da Gama. Includes a glossary.

An account of the voyages of exploration and discovery made between 1420 and 1620.