General history of geographical discoveries
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The name of the famous French writer Jules Verne does not need ideas. According to UNESCO statistics, his books occupy the second place in the world in the number of translations, second only to the works of Agatha Christie. Jules Verne"s works are considered unsurpassed, reference examples of classical adventure literature.
The history of geographical discoveries in the presentation of Jules Verne enjoys the well -deserved glory of one of the best publications on the history of humanity development of planet Earth. “The purpose of the book,” wrote Jules Verne about his work, “present the meaning of all travelers in the true light, from Hannon and Herodotus and ending with Livingston and Stanley. " The writer went all his life to the embodiment of his beloved plan to write a serious, thorough and at the same time entertaining history: for many years he painstakingly accumulated actual material and wrote this work for long for 10 years. Only such a tireless worker, as Jules Verne, was a thorough study of historical and geographical sources, works of geographers, notes of travelers, diaries of expedition participants, materials of state archives. In a fascinating and living manner, Jules tells how since ancient times the ideas of mankind about the earth have changed and how less and less" white spots have remained on the planet. The wealth of actual information, a strict presentation of facts, thousands of geographical names, hundreds of discoverers from ancient times to modern times, diverse and extensive material, numerous illustrations made specifically for this publication by the best French artists, geographical maps and drawings from ancient books and notes of travelers - all This made the release of Jules Verne"s book the most important event of the cultural life of France at the end of the 19th century.
The first book, entitled "Opening of the Earth" covers the period from the VI century BC to the end of the 17th century. The reader will find here information about the travelers of ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages and the era of great geographical discoveries. The author tells especially in detail about the travels of Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, America Vespucci, Fernan Magellan and other discoverers. The second book - "navigators of the XVIII century" is the story of the travels of Cook, Laperuse, Pallas, Bering, Humboldt and others. The third book "Travelers of the 19th century" describes the expeditions of Kruzenshtern, Cocebu, Litka, Dumon-Durville, Bellingshausen, Wrangel and other wonderful discoverers. The modern publication is also accompanied by additional reference material
The history of geographical discoveries in the presentation of Jules Verne enjoys the well -deserved glory of one of the best publications on the history of humanity development of planet Earth. “The purpose of the book,” wrote Jules Verne about his work, “present the meaning of all travelers in the true light, from Hannon and Herodotus and ending with Livingston and Stanley. " The writer went all his life to the embodiment of his beloved plan to write a serious, thorough and at the same time entertaining history: for many years he painstakingly accumulated actual material and wrote this work for long for 10 years. Only such a tireless worker, as Jules Verne, was a thorough study of historical and geographical sources, works of geographers, notes of travelers, diaries of expedition participants, materials of state archives. In a fascinating and living manner, Jules tells how since ancient times the ideas of mankind about the earth have changed and how less and less" white spots have remained on the planet. The wealth of actual information, a strict presentation of facts, thousands of geographical names, hundreds of discoverers from ancient times to modern times, diverse and extensive material, numerous illustrations made specifically for this publication by the best French artists, geographical maps and drawings from ancient books and notes of travelers - all This made the release of Jules Verne"s book the most important event of the cultural life of France at the end of the 19th century.
The first book, entitled "Opening of the Earth" covers the period from the VI century BC to the end of the 17th century. The reader will find here information about the travelers of ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages and the era of great geographical discoveries. The author tells especially in detail about the travels of Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, America Vespucci, Fernan Magellan and other discoverers. The second book - "navigators of the XVIII century" is the story of the travels of Cook, Laperuse, Pallas, Bering, Humboldt and others. The third book "Travelers of the 19th century" describes the expeditions of Kruzenshtern, Cocebu, Litka, Dumon-Durville, Bellingshausen, Wrangel and other wonderful discoverers. The modern publication is also accompanied by additional reference material
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Gift editions. General history (new design)
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-093559-8
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