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Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2

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Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2

Joseph Jacobs

From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and cultures up to the present day (1897) - Summary by SkyRider

Year of Publication: 1898Genres: Exploration
Running Time: 05 hours 05 minutes 58 seconds(13 chapters)
Language: EnglishRead by: Paul Mazumdar, David Logan Hayter, Victoria Sandels
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The Nights
Preface and Introduction
Paul Mazumdar
11:03
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Chapter I: The World as Known to the Ancients
Paul Mazumdar
24:46
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Chapter II: The Spread of Conquest in the Ancient World
Paul Mazumdar
17:34
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Chapter III: Geography in the Dark Ages
Victoria Sandels
26:43
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Chapter IV: Mediaeval Travels
Victoria Sandels
19:33
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Chapter V: Roads and Commerce
David Logan Hayter
23:52
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Chapter VI: To the Indies Eastward - Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama
David Logan Hayter
32:48
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Chapter VII: To the Indies Westward - the Spanish Route - Columbus and Magellan
David Logan Hayter
37:17
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Chapter VIII: To the Indies Northward - English, French, Dutch and Russian Routes
SteveE
16:39
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Chapter IX: The Partition of America
BettyB
22:59
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Chapter X: Australia and the South Seas - Tasman and Cook
BettyB
22:57
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Chapter XI: Exploration and Partition of Africa - Park - Livingstone - Stanley
Tatiana Chichilla
21:08
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Chapter XII: The Poles - Franklin - Ross - Nordenskjold - Nansen
Michael Reuss
28:39

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