Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. The Exploration of the World by Jules Verne
Author: Jules Verne | Published: 1882
Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. The Exploration of the World Synopsis
Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. The Exploration of the World is a non-fiction book by Jules Verne, published in 1878. It is a collection divided into two parts of biographies of the famous explorers. The first part includes Hanno, Herodotus, Pytheas, Nearchus, Eudoxus, Caesar, Strabo, Pausanias, Fa-Hian, Cosmos, Indicopleustes, Tesarculphe, Willibald, Soleyman, Benjamin of Tudela. Plan de Carpin, Rubruquis, Marco Polo, Ibn Batuta, Jean de Béthencourt, Christopher Columbus, Covilham and Païva. Vasco da Gama, Alvarès Cabral, Joao da Nova, Da Cunha, Alemida, and Albuquerque.
The second part includes Hojeda, Americus Vespucius, Juan de la Cosa, Yañez Pinzon, Diaz de Solis, Ponce de Leon, Balboa, Grijalva, Cortès, Pizarro, Almagro, Alvarado, Orellana, Magellan, Eric the Red, The Zeni, The Cortereals, The Cabots, Willoughby, Chancellor, Verrazzano, Jacques Cartier, Frobisher, John Davis, Barentz and Heemskerke, Drake, Cavendish, De Noort, W. Raleigh, Le Maire and Schouten, Tasman, Mendana, Quiros and Torrès, Pyrard de Laval, Pietro Della Valle, Tavernier. Thévenot, Bernier, Robert Knox, Chardin, De Bruyn. Kæmpfer, William Dampier, Hudson and Baffin, Champlain and La Salle.
Excerpt from Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. The Exploration of the World Online Book
The first traveller of whom we have any account in history, is Hanno, who was sent by the Carthaginian senate to colonize some parts of the Western coast of Africa. The account of this expedition was written in the Carthaginian language and afterwards translated into Greek. It is known to us now by the name of the "Periplus of Hanno." At what period this explorer lived, historians are not agreed, but the most probable account assigns the date B.C. 505 to his exploration of the African coast.
About Jules Verne
Jules Verne, born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France, was a prominent figure in the science fiction genre. His visionary works, like "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea" and "Around the World in Eighty Days," are cherished tales. These novels have also been turned into numerous movies, solidifying Verne's legacy.
Verne authored fifty-four novels during his lifetime and even more was published after his death. He could foresee the future, accurately predicting advancements in technology like submarines and space travel before they were realized. His literary creations continue to captivate and motivate future generations with their captivating narratives of exploration and daring escapades. Find out more about Jules Verne at sevenov.com.