The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery

by Cooley, William Desborough

• ISBN13: 9781108011679
• ISBN10: 1108011675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-20
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

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 is the 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 sea from 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. This first volume covers the period spanning the ancient Greeks to the Middle Ages. Highlights include sections on the development of cartography and the relationship between geography and commerce.

Table of Contents

Progress of geographical science

Voyages of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, etc.

Cook's first voyage

Cook's second voyage

Cook's third voyage

Cook's third voyage continued

Voyage of La Perouse, etc.

Europeans in the South Sea

The coasts of Australia

Interior of New Holland

Vancouver's voyage

Interior of North America

Ross and Parry

Parry's voyages

Journey of Captain Franklin

Second journey of Captain Franklin

Humboldt's travels

Humboldt's travels continued

Southern extremity of America

Eastern shores of Asia

Travels in the Himalyeh

Bruce's travels

Park's travels

Denham and Clapperton's travels

Index

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