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The Story of Geographical Discovery

by Joseph Jacobs

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  1. 1Epigraph — Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Chapter I — The World as Known to the Ancients
  4. 4Chapter II — The Spread of Conquest in the Ancient World
  5. 5Chapter III — Geography in the Dark Ages
  6. 6Chapter IV — Mediæval Travels
  7. 7Chapter V — Roads and Commerce
  8. 8Chapter VI — To the Indies Eastward — Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama
  9. 9Chapter VII — To the Indies Westward — The Spanish Route — Columbus…
  10. 10Chapter VIII — To the Indies Northward — English, French, Dutch, an…
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Partition of America
  12. 12Chapter X — Australia and the South Seas — Tasman and Cook
  13. 13Chapter XI — Exploration and Partition of Africa: Park — Livingston…
  14. 14Chapter XII — The Poles — Franklin — Ross — Nordenskiold — Nansen
  15. 15Annals of Discovery

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