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The National Geographic Magazine, January 1938 (Vol. 73, No. 1)
National Geographic Society · 1938
This issue is Vol. 73, No. 1 of the U.S. edition of The National Geographic Magazine, published in January 1938, about 156 pages, issued by the Nation…
Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland
Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland is an eyewitness account by the Elizabethan seafarer Edward Hayes of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's final voyage…
The Lonely Voyage
CITIC Press · 2017
On July 10, 1969, a trimaran was found in the middle of the Atlantic, drifting like a ghost at under four kilometers per hour, with no one aboard. The…
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
People's Literature Publishing House · 2025
In 1742, a ramshackle vessel of wood and cloth, ready to fall apart at any moment, washed up on the coast of Brazil. Aboard were thirty emaciated surv…
Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage
Cassell & Company · 1892
This book is an abridged selection of the great age-of-discovery documents compiled by the English geographer and editor Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552–1616…
National Geographic Magazine, April 1963 (Vol. 123, No. 4)
National Geographic Society · 1963
This is the April 1963 issue of The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 123, No. 4, published by the National Geographic Society in Washington, with a …
The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral
This is a biography of Columbus written for young readers by the American author and editor Elbridge Streeter Brooks (1846–1902), first published in 1…
Drake's Great Armada
A Summary and True Discourse of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage is a voyage narrative included in Volume 33 of the Harvard Classics. Its main b…
National Geographic Magazine, June 1976 (Vol. 149, No. 6)
National Geographic Society · 1976
This is a single issue of the American National Geographic magazine, published in June 1976 as Volume 149, Number 6. The issue carries six major featu…
National Geographic Magazine, October 1985 (Vol. 168, No. 4)
National Geographic Society · 1985
This is the October 1985 issue of National Geographic, Volume 168, Number 4, edited by Wilbur E. Garrett. The cover shows a dye-painted pattern on the…
Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier
Cassell & Company · 1886
Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier is a compilation of maritime historical sources edited by the Scottish historian and geographer Joh…
The Colonial Clippers
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Sperry Gyro-Compass
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Journey through the Pacific Ocean
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
British Flags: Their Early History, and Their Development at Sea
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Discovery of America by the Northmen, 985-1015
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Discoveries of the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th Centuries
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Log-book of Timothy Boardman
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Discovery of Brazil
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …