Notable Voyagers

About this eBook

Author

Frith, Henry, 1840-

Title

Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

Explorers

Category

Text

eBook-No.

23494

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23494

Release Date

November 15, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Notable Voyagers" — Chapter One. — Introduction—A.D. 1486. — Chapter Two. — First voyage of Columbus—A.D. 1492. — Chapter Three. — First voyage of Columbus continued—A.D. 1492. — Chapter Four. — Second Voyage of Columbus—A.D. 1403. — Chapter Five. — Second voyage of Columbus continued—A.D. 1494. — Chapter Six. — Third voyage of Columbus—A.D. 1498. — Chapter Seven. — Fourth and last voyage of Columbus—A.D. 1502. — Chapter Eight. — Last voyage of Columbus, concluded—A.D. 1503-6. — Chapter Nine. — Voyage of Vasco da Gama, to find a way to India by sea, and to discover the Kingdom of Prester John—A.D. 1497. — Chapter Ten. — Voyage of Vasco da Gama, continued—A.D. 1498. — Chapter Eleven. — Voyage of Vasco Da Gama, continued—A.D. 1498. — Chapter Twelve. — Voyage of Vasco da Gama concluded—A.D. 1498-9. — Chapter Thirteen. — Voyage of Fernando Magalhaens—The discoverer of the Straits of Magellan—Round the world A.D. 1519-20. — Chapter Fourteen. — Voyage of Magalhaens, continued—A.D. 1521-2. — Chapter Fifteen. — Voyage of Sir Francis Drake round the world—A.D. 1577. — Chapter Sixteen. — Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, continued—A.D. 1578. — Chapter Seventeen. — Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, continued—A.D. 1579. — Chapter Eighteen. — Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, continued—A.D. 1579-80. — Chapter Nineteen. — Voyage of Cavendish round the World—A.D. 1586. — Chapter Twenty. — Cape Horn first doubled by Schouten and Le Maire—A.D. 1615-17. — Chapter Twenty One. — Voyages and adventures of William Dampier—from A.D. 1674. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Dampier’s voyages, continued—A.D. 1686. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Dampier’s voyages, continued—A.D. 1699. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Anson’s voyage to the South Sea—A.D. 1740. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Voyages of Captain Cook—A.D. 1768. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Captain Cook’s Second Voyage—A.D. 1772. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Captain Cook’s third voyage—A.D. 1776. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — Parry’s three voyages in search of a North-West Passage—A.D. 1819. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Sir John Franklin’s expeditions. — The Last Voyage of Franklin. — Chapter Thirty. — Dr Kane’s voyage to the Polar Regions. — Chapter Thirty One. — The “Fox” Expedition. — Chapter Thirty Two. — The German and Austrian Expeditions to the Arctic Regions. — Chapter Thirty Three. — The voyages of Erik Nordenskïold—1870-1878. — Chapter Thirty Four. — Captain Hall’s Voyages. — Chapter Thirty Five. — Captain Sir George S. Nares’ voyage with the “Alert” and “Discovery”—1875-6.

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