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PREFACE v
LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 9
INTRODUCTION 13
I. THE WORLD AS KNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS 18
II. THE SPREAD OF CONQUEST IN THE ANCIENT WORLD 36
III. GEOGRAPHY IN THE DARK AGES 48
IV. MEDIÆVAL TRAVELS—MARCO POLO, IBN BATUTA 69
V. ROADS AND COMMERCE 82
VI. TO THE INDIES EASTWARD—PORTUGUESE ROUTE—PRINCE HENRY AND VASCO DA GAMA 93
VII. TO THE INDIES WESTWARD—SPANISH ROUTE—COLUMBUS AND MAGELLAN 109
VIII. TO THE INDIES NORTHWARD—ENGLISH, FRENCH, DUTCH, AND RUSSIAN ROUTES 132
IX. PARTITION OF AMERICA 143
X. AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH SEAS—TASMAN AND COOK 156
XI. EXPLORATION AND PARTITION OF AFRICA—PARK, LIVINGSTON, AND STANLEY 171
XII. THE POLES—FRANKLIN, ROSS, NORDENSKIOLD, AND NANSEN 189
ANNALS OF DISCOVERY 208