CONTENTSCHAP. I.[A LITTLE OLD WORLD]II.[EARLY MARINERS]III.[IS THE WORLD FLAT?]IV.[HERODOTUS—THE TRAVELLER]V.[ALEXANDER THE GREAT EXPLORES INDIA]VI.[PYTHEAS FINDS THE BRITISH ISLES]VII.[JULIUS CÆSAR AS EXPLORER]VIII.[STRABO'S GEOGRAPHY]IX.[THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND PLINY]X.[PTOLEMY'S MAPS]XI.[PILGRIM TRAVELLERS]XII.[IRISH EXPLORERS]XIII.[AFTER MOHAMMED]XIV.[THE VIKINGS SAIL THE NORTHERN SEAS]XV.[ARAB WAYFARERS]XVI.[TRAVELLERS TO THE EAST]XVII.[MARCO POLO]XVIII.[THE END OF MEDIÆVAL EXPLORATION]XIX.[MEDIÆVAL MAPS]XX.[PRINCE HENRY OF PORTUGAL]XXI.[BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ REACHES THE STORMY CAPE]XXII.[CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS]XXIII.[A GREAT NEW WORLD]XXIV.[VASCO DA GAMA REACHES INDIA]XXV.[DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS]XXVI.[BALBOA SEES THE PACIFIC OCEAN]XXVII.[MAGELLAN SAILS ROUND THE WORLD]XXVIII.[CORTES EXPLORES AND CONQUERS MEXICO]XXIX.[EXPLORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA]XXX.[CABOT SAILS TO NEWFOUNDLAND]XXXI.[JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA]XXXII.[SEARCH FOR A NORTH-EAST PASSAGE]XXXIII.[MARTIN FROBISHER SEARCHES FOR A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE]XXXIV.[DRAKE'S FAMOUS VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD]XXXV.[DAVIS STRAIT]XXXVI.[BARENTS SAILS TO SPITZBERGEN]XXXVII.[HUDSON FINDS HIS BAY]XXXVIII.[BAFFIN FINDS HIS BAY]XXXIX.[SIR WALTER RALEIGH SEARCHES FOR EL DORADO]XL.[CHAMPLAIN DISCOVERS LAKE ONTARIO]XLI.[EARLY DISCOVERERS OF AUSTRALIA]XLII.[TASMAN FINDS TASMANIA]XLIII.[DAMPIER DISCOVERS HIS STRAIT]XLIV.[BEHRING FINDS HIS STRAIT]XLV.[COOK DISCOVERS NEW ZEALAND]XLVI.[COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE AND DEATH]XLVII.[BRUCE'S TRAVELS IN ABYSSINIA]XLVIII.[MUNGO PARK AND THE NIGER]XLIX.[VANCOUVER DISCOVERS HIS ISLAND]L.[MACKENZIE AND HIS RIVER]LI.[PARRY DISCOVERS LANCASTER SOUND]LII.[THE FROZEN NORTH]LIII.[FRANKLIN'S LAND JOURNEY TO THE NORTH]LIV.[PARRY'S POLAR VOYAGE]LV.[THE SEARCH FOR TIMBUKTU]LVI.[RICHARD AND JOHN LANDER DISCOVER THE MOUTH OF THE NIGER]LVII.[ROSS DISCOVERS THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE]LVIII.[FLINDERS NAMES AUSTRALIA]LIX.[STURT'S DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA]LX.[ROSS MAKES DISCOVERIES IN THE ANTARCTIC SEAS]LXI.[FRANKLIN DISCOVERS THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE]LXII.[DAVID LIVINGSTONE]LXIII.[BURTON AND SPEKE IN CENTRAL AFRICA]LXIV.[LIVINGSTONE TRACES LAKE SHIRWA AND NYASSA]LXV.[EXPEDITION TO VICTORIA NYANZA]LXVI.[BAKER FINDS ALBERT NYANZA]LXVII.[LIVINGSTONE'S LAST JOURNEY]LXVIII.[THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT]LXIX.[NORDENSKIÖLD ACCOMPLISHES THE NORTH-EAST PASSAGE]LXX.[THE EXPLORATION OF TIBET]LXXI.[NANSEN REACHES FARTHEST NORTH]LXXII.[PEARY REACHES THE NORTH POLE]LXXIII.[THE QUEST FOR THE SOUTH POLE] [DATES OF CHIEF EVENTS] [INDEX]