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The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2

Joseph Jacobs (1854 - 1916)

From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and cultures up to the present day (1897) - Summary by SkyRider

Genre(s): Exploration

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface and Introduction	Paul Mazumdar	00:11:03
Play 01	Chapter I: The World as Known to the Ancients	Paul Mazumdar	00:24:46
Play 02	Chapter II: The Spread of Conquest in the Ancient World	Paul Mazumdar	00:17:34
Play 03	Chapter III: Geography in the Dark Ages	Victoria Sandels	00:26:43
Play 04	Chapter IV: Mediaeval Travels	Victoria Sandels	00:19:33
Play 05	Chapter V: Roads and Commerce	David Logan Hayter	00:23:52
Play 06	Chapter VI: To the Indies Eastward - Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama	David Logan Hayter	00:32:48
Play 07	Chapter VII: To the Indies Westward - the Spanish Route - Columbus and Magellan	David Logan Hayter	00:37:17
Play 08	Chapter VIII: To the Indies Northward - English, French, Dutch and Russian Routes	SteveE	00:16:39
Play 09	Chapter IX: The Partition of America	BettyB	00:22:59
Play 10	Chapter X: Australia and the South Seas - Tasman and Cook	BettyB	00:22:57
Play 11	Chapter XI: Exploration and Partition of Africa - Park - Livingstone - Stanley	Tatiana Chichilla	00:21:08
Play 12	Chapter XII: The Poles - Franklin - Ross - Nordenskjold - Nansen	Michael Reuss	00:28:39

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