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 isthe 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 seafrom 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. INDICE: 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 theMiddle 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. Spanishdiscoveries, and first circumnavigation of the earth; 5. Fernando Cortez; 6. Conquest of Peru; 7. Conquests of the Spaniards; 8. Conquests of the 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'ssecond voyage; 5. Cook's third voyage; 6. Cook's third voyage continued; 7. Voyage of La Perouse, etc.; 8. Europeans in the South Sea; 9. The coasts of Australia; 10. Interior of New Holland; 11. Vancouver's voyage; 12. Interior of North America; 13. Ross and Parry; 14. Parry's voyages; 15. Journey of Captain Franklin; 16. Second journey of Captain Franklin; 17. Humboldt's travels; 18. Humboldt's travels continued; 19. Southern extremity of America; 20. Eastern shores of Asia; 21. Travels in the Himalyeh; 22. Bruce's travels; 23. Park's travels; 24. Denham and Clapperton's travels; Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-108-01168-6
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