A book of discovery : the history of the world’s exploration, from the earliest times to the finding of the South pole /
M. B. Synge
- G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York 1925
- xxii, 554 p col. front illus plates (part col., 1 fold.)ports 24 cm
A Little old World (Page-1), Early Mariners (Page-10), Is the World Flat (Page-19), Herodotus the Traveler (Page-26), Pytheas Finds the British Isles (Page-48), Strobo’s Geography (Page-61), The Roman Empire and Pliny (Page-68), Irish Explorers (Page-83), Arab Wayfarers (Page-98), Travellers to the East (Page-107), Marco Polo (Page-115), The end of Medieval Exploration (Page-126), Prince Henry of Portugal (Page-138), Christopher Diaz Reaches the Stormy Cape (Page-150), A Great New World (Page-165), Discovery of the Spice Islands (Page-180), Magellan Sails and Conquers Mexico (Page-205), Explorers in South America (Page-224), Jacques Cartier Explores Canada (Page-228), Davis Strait (Page-259), Champlain Discovers Lake Ontario (Page-290).