Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2
Joseph Jacobs
13 chapters · 5 h 6 min · English
Read by Paul Mazumdar, Victoria Sandels, David Logan Hayter, SteveE, BettyB, Tatiana Chichilla and others
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From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and cultures up to the present day (1897) - Summary by SkyRider
Chapters
1 Preface and Introduction 11 min 2 Chapter I: The World as Known to the Ancients 25 min 3 Chapter II: The Spread of Conquest in the Ancient World 18 min 4 Chapter III: Geography in the Dark Ages 27 min 5 Chapter IV: Mediaeval Travels 20 min 6 Chapter V: Roads and Commerce 24 min 7 Chapter VI: To the Indies Eastward - Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama 33 min 8 Chapter VII: To the Indies Westward - the Spanish Route - Columbus and Magellan 37 min 9 Chapter VIII: To the Indies Northward - English, French, Dutch and Russian Routes 17 min 10 Chapter IX: The Partition of America 23 min 11 Chapter X: Australia and the South Seas - Tasman and Cook 23 min 12 Chapter XI: Exploration and Partition of Africa - Park - Livingstone - Stanley 21 min 13 Chapter XII: The Poles - Franklin - Ross - Nordenskjold - Nansen 29 min
