Explorers (Usborne Book Of...)
Describes explorers and voyages of exploration throughout history, organized into such geographical categories as Asia, the Americas, and mountains, and including such explorers as Marco Polo, Jacques Cartier, and James Cook.
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The Usborne Book of Explorers is about people who made daring journeys to unknown places. It begins with the remarkable adventures of travellers in ancient times, then looks at the fascinating exploits of medieval explorers like Marco Polo. The book goes on to describe the brave voyages of discovery of the 15th and 16th centuries and how they changed the way people viewed the world. As well as discussing in detail the lives and careers of the most famous explorers, it looks at the activities of lesser-known figures. Dramatic accounts of intrepid polar explorers, mountaineers and astronauts bring the book up to date. Divided into easy-to-use sections according to geographical areas, Explorers is packed with maps, charts and colourful illustrations which re-create the mystery of distant places and the thrill of discovery.
Introduction 3AfricaIbn Battuta 4The Green Sea of Darkness 6Searching for the River Niger and Timbuktu 8The source of the Nile 10Exploring the heart of Africa 12AsiaEast goes west 14Marco Polo 16Vasco da Gama and the route to India 18The search for the Northeast Passage 19AmericasThe Vikings reach America 20Christopher Columbus 22Cortes 24The hunt for the Northwest Passage 26The building of New France 27Across the continent 28Scientists and dreamers 30AustralasiaThe quest for a southern continent 32Into the interior 34ArabiaThe forbidden land 36CircumnavigationAround the world 38The PolesThe race for the Poles 40MountainsThe roof of the world 42UnderseaExploring the oceans 44SpaceBeyond the Earth 45Key dates in world exploration 46Index 48
