Presents a brief introduction to the Vikings including information on their long ships, weaponry, and raids from Scandinavia, across Europe, and the Atlantic.
Discusses explorers and their discoveries throughout history, covering Viking voyages, Chinese explorers, Marco Polo, Ibn Batt?ta, the Portuguese and other European adventurers, journeys to the poles, and other related topics.
Text and illustrations survey Vasco da Gama's journey to find a sea route from Spain to India in the fifteenth century, describing Magellan's life before the voyage, his ships and crew, his arrival in India and his journey home, and his brutality upon his second voyage to India on orders from the King of Portugal. Also provides a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.
Discusses the voyages, navigation routes, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.
Chronicles European exploration and imperialism in Asia and Africa from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth, covering such topics as the Seven Years' War, the East India Company, David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile River, and the first ascent of Mount Everest.
An illustrated exploration of exploration, which describes voyages to places around the world and into space, as well as related topics such as the seafarer's life and navigation.
