World's Great Explorers
4 total works
Brief biographies emphasizing the voyages and discoveries of various explorers of the ancient world including Hanno of Carthage, Nehsi of Egypt, Pytheas of Greece, and Alexander the Great.
Relates the adventures of the Norse explorer who left Greenland to sail west into uncharted waters in search of new land.
Follows the life and accomplishments of Richard Burton, African explorer, Islamic scholar, discoverer of Lake Tanganyika, and translator of "The Arabian Nights."
A biography of the Portuguese prince whose navigational ideas and innovations had a significant impact on later explorers.