William Desborough Cooley (1795-1883) was a geographer and historian, the author of a collection of influential texts on the development of geographical study, and a key founding member of the Hakluyt Society. First published as a complete set in 1831 as part of Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, this is the history in three volumes of the development of the geographical sciences through travel and exploration. Each volume is divided chronologically by historical era, tracing the pursuit of geographical discovery by both land and sea from the Roman Empire to the Himalayan expeditions of the early nineteenth century. Featuring a comprehensive index, this expertly compiled reference text will aid any study of the history of travel and exploration. This third volume includes a detailed section on scholarly contributions to contemporary geographical study. It also features accounts of the voyages of Captain Cook and Alexander von Humboldt.

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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration)

William Desborough Cooley

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Cambridge Library Collection

Greenwich Medical Media Ltd

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration, Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration, Cambridge, England, 2010

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration, Cambridge, [Place of publication not identified, 2010

Cambridge library collection. Maritime Exploration, Cambridge, 1831

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration, 2009 may 20

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration, 3, 1, 2010

Cambridge library collection, Cambridge, [England, c2010

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

до 2011-08

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Volume I: Book I. Geography of the Ancients: 1. Introduction; 2. The Greeks
Homeric age; 3. Greeks continued
Historic age; 4. The Greeks continued; 5. Greeks continued; 6. The Greeks continued; 7. Discovery of the monsoons; 8. Ptolemy; 9. On the commerce of the ancients; 10. Mythic geography of the Hindoos, and its connections with Grecian myths; Book II. Geography of the Middle Ages: 1. The Arabians; 2. Travels of Ibn Batuta; 3. Travels of Ibn Batuta continued; Book III. Progress of Geography in the Middle Ages: 1. Discoveries of the northmen; 2. Maps of the middle ages; 3. Journey of Carpini into Tartary; 4. Travels of Rubruquis; 5. Travels of Marco Polo; 6. Travels of Marco Polo continued; 7. Oderic of Portenau; 8. Embassy of Clavijo; 9. Early discoveries of the Portuguese; 10. The passage by the Cape discovered
Volume II: Book IV. Modern Voyages of Discovery, from Columbus to Captain Cook: 1. Columbus; 2. Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci; 3. Early discoveries in America; 4 Spanish discoveries, and first circumnavigation of the earth; 5. Fernando Cortez; 6. Conquest of Peru; 7. Conquests of the Spaniards; 8. Conquests of th Portuguese; 9. Ferdinand Menez Pinto; 10. Voyages to the north; 11. Voyages to the north; 12. Voyages to the north; 13. Settlements in the east; 14. Settlements in North America; 15. Establishments in Africa; 16. Voyages to the South Sea; 17. Voyages to the South Sea; 18. Voyages in the Pacific, and discovery of Australia; 19. Expeditions of the buccaneers in the South Sea; 20 Voyages of privateers and others to the South Sea; 21. Discoveries of the Russians; 22. Discoveries of the Russians
Volume III: Book V: 1. Progress of geographical science; 2. Voyages of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, etc.; 3. Cook's first voyage; 4. Cook's second voyage; 5. Cook's third voyage; 6. Cook's third voyage continued; 7. Voyage of La Perouse, etc.; 8. Europeans in the South Sea.

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 4
Contents......Page 10
CHAP. I - PROGRESS OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE......Page 20
CHAP. II - VOYAGES OF BYRON, WALLIS, CARTERET, ETC......Page 34
CHAP. III - COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE......Page 47
CHAP. IV - COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE......Page 64
CHAP. V - COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE......Page 81
CHAP. VI - COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE CONTINUED......Page 97
CHAP. VII - VOYAGE OF LA PEROUSE, ETC......Page 112
CHAP. VIII - EUROPEANS IN THE SOUTH SEA......Page 131
CHAP. IX - THE COASTS OF AUSTRALIA......Page 144
CHAP. X - INTERIOR OF NEW HOLLAND......Page 160
CHAP. XI - VANCOUVER'S VOYAGE......Page 181
CHAP. XII - INTERIOR OF NORTH AMERICA......Page 197
CHAP. XIII - ROSS AND PARRY......Page 214
CHAP. XIV - PARRY'S VOYAGES......Page 227
CHAP. XV - JOURNEY OF CAPTAIN FRANKLIN......Page 242
CHAP. XVI - SECOND JOURNEY OF CAPTAIN FRANKLIN......Page 254
CHAP. XVII - HUMBOLDT'S TRAVELS......Page 267
CHAP. XVIII - HUMBOLDT'S TRAVELS CONTINUED......Page 281
CHAP. XIX - SOUTHERN EXTREMITY OF AMERICA......Page 294
CHAP. XX - EASTERN SHORES OF ASIA......Page 307
CHAP. XXI - TRAVELS IN THE HIMALYEH......Page 322
CHAP. XXII - BRUCE'S TRAVELS......Page 334
CHAP. XXIII - PARK'S TRAVELS......Page 351
CHAP. XXIV - DENHAM AND CLAPPERTON'S TRAVELS......Page 367
INDEX......Page 382

William Desborough Cooley (1795-1883) was a geographer and historian, the author of a collection of influential texts on the development of geographical study, and a key founding member of the Hakluyt Society. First published as a complete set in 1831 as part of Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, this is the history in three volumes of the development of the geographical sciences through travel and exploration. Each volume is divided chronologically by historical era, tracing the pursuit of geographical discovery by both land and sea from the Roman Empire to the Himalayan expeditions of the early nineteenth century. Featuring a comprehensive index, this expertly compiled reference text will aid any study of the history of travel and exploration. This second volume includes an account of the expeditions of Columbus, along with information on the settlement of North America and the first circumnavigation of the Earth in 1522

William Desborough Cooley (1795-1883) was a geographer and historian, the author of a collection of influential texts on the development of geographical study, and a key founding member of the Hakluyt Society. First published as a complete set in 1831 as part of Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, this is the history in three volumes of the development of the geographical sciences through travel and exploration. Each volume is divided chronologically by historical era, tracing the pursuit of geographical discovery by both land and sea from the Roman Empire to the Himalayan expeditions of the early 19th century. With a comprehensive index, this reference text will aid any study of the history of travel and exploration. This third volume includes a detailed section on scholarly contributions to contemporary geographical study, and accounts of the voyages of Captain Cook and Alexander von Humboldt

First published in 1831, this is a three-volume reference text charting the history of exploration. Each volume is divided chronologically by historical era, covering the period from the Roman Empire to the nineteenth century. It is a key tool for anyone interested in the history of travel and exploration.

2011-08-31