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Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2

Name: Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2
Author: Joseph Jacobs

Joseph Jacobs

Read by Paul Mazumdar, Victoria Sandels, David Logan Hayter, SteveE, BettyB, Tatiana Chichilla and Michael Reuss · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface and Introduction (11:03)
Chapter I: The World as Known to the Ancients (24:46)
Chapter II: The Spread of Conquest in the Ancient World (17:34)
Chapter III: Geography in the Dark Ages (26:43)
Chapter IV: Mediaeval Travels (19:33)
Chapter V: Roads and Commerce (23:52)
Chapter VI: To the Indies Eastward - Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama (32:48)
Chapter VII: To the Indies Westward - the Spanish Route - Columbus and Magellan (37:17)
Chapter VIII: To the Indies Northward - English, French, Dutch and Russian Routes (16:42)
Chapter IX: The Partition of America (22:59)
Chapter X: Australia and the South Seas - Tasman and Cook (22:57)
Chapter XI: Exploration and Partition of Africa - Park - Livingstone - Stanley (21:08)
Chapter XII: The Poles - Franklin - Ross - Nordenskjold - Nansen (28:39)