Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 1
Jules Verne
45 chapters · 18 h 23 min · English
Read by William Tomcho, ToddHW, April Gonzales, Carol, MJ Franck, Ellen Preckel and others
Exploration
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The famous writer of great adventure stories Jules Verne wrote also several lesser known, but good non-fiction works. "Celebrated travels and travellers" tells the story of geographical discovery in the same well written and precise manner we are used to finding in Verne’s fiction books. This book is divided into 3 volumes. This is the first volume, named the "Exploration of the World" and it covers the period in the World's history of exploration from B.C. 505 to the close of the 17th century. The second and third volumes are respectively entitled "The great navigators of the 18th century" and "The great navigators of the 19th century".
Chapters
1 Preface. First Part, Chapter I, part 1. Celebrated travellers before the Christian era 20 min 2 First Part, Chapter I, part 2. Celebrated travellers before the Christian era 13 min 3 First Part, Chapter II. Celebrated travellers from the 1st to the 9th century 28 min 4 First Part, Chapter III, part 1. Celebrated travellers between the 10th and 13th centuries 18 min 5 First Part, Chapter III, part 2. Celebrated travellers between the 10th and 13th centuries 19 min 6 First Part, Chapter IV, part 1. Marco Polo 8 min 7 First Part, Chapter IV, part 2. Marco Polo 40 min 8 First Part, Chapter IV, part 3. Marco Polo 25 min 9 First Part, Chapter IV, part 4. Marco Polo 29 min 10 First Part, Chapter V. Ibn Batuta 18 min 11 First Part, Chapter VI, part 1. Jean de Béthencourt 18 min 12 First Part, Chapter VI, part 2. Jean de Béthencourt 21 min 13 First Part, Chapter VII, part 1. Christopher Columbus 34 min 14 First Part, Chapter VII, part 2a. Christopher Columbus: First voyage 23 min 15 First Part, Chapter VII, part 2b. Christopher Columbus: First voyage 21 min 16 First Part, Chapter VII, part 3. Christopher Columbus: Second voyage 31 min 17 First Part, Chapter VII, part 4. Christopher Columbus: Third voyage 17 min 18 First Part, Chapter VII, part 5. Christopher Columbus: Fourth voyage 34 min 19 First Part, Chapter VIII, part 1a. The conquest of India, and of the spice countries 18 min 20 First Part, Chapter VIII, part 1b. The conquest of India, and of the spice countries 24 min 21 First Part, Chapter VIII, part 2a. The conquest of India, and of the spice countries 35 min 22 First Part, Chapter VIII, part 2b. The conquest of India, and of the spice countries 30 min 23 Second Part, Chapter I, part 1a. The conquerors of central America 23 min 24 Second Part, Chapter I, part 1b. The conquerors of central America 25 min 25 Second Part, Chapter I, part 2a. The conquerors of central America 20 min 26 Second Part, Chapter I, part 2b. The conquerors of central America 21 min 27 Second Part, Chapter I, part 2c. The conquerors of central America 19 min 28 Second Part, Chapter I, part 3a. The conquerors of central America 24 min 29 Second Part, Chapter I, part 3b. The conquerors of central America 27 min 30 Second Part, Chapter I, part 3c. The conquerors of central America 21 min 31 Second Part, Chapter II, part 1. The first voyage round the world 28 min 32 Second Part, Chapter II, part 2. The first voyage round the world 25 min 33 Second Part, Chapter II, part 3. The first voyage round the world 26 min 34 Second Part, Chapter III, part 1a. The polar expedition and the search for the north-west passage 35 min 35 Second Part, Chapter III, part 1b. The polar expedition and the search for the north-west passage 29 min 36 Second Part, Chapter III, part 2a. The polar expedition and the search for the north-west passage 38 min 37 Second Part, Chapter III, part 2b. The polar expedition and the search for the north-west passage 38 min 38 Second Part, Chapter IV, part 1. Voyages of adventure and privateering warfare 25 min 39 Second Part, Chapter IV, part 2. Voyages of adventure and privateering warfare 24 min 40 Second Part, Chapter V, part 1. Missionaries and settlers. Merchants and tourists 14 min 41 Second Part, Chapter V, part 2a. Missionaries and settlers. Merchants and tourists 24 min 42 Second Part, Chapter V, part 2b. Missionaries and settlers. Merchants and tourists 31 min 43 Second Part, Chapter VI, part 1. The great Corsair 17 min 44 Second Part, Chapter VI, part 2a. The pole and America 18 min 45 Second Part, Chapter VI, part 2b. The pole and America 27 min
