The Seventy Great Journeys in History

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This book presents the adventurous tales of history's greatest explorers, featuring hundreds of evocative portraits, photographs, paintings, and maps. It chronicles the journeys of iconic travelers like Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, and Amelia Earhart, detailing epic voyages from the earliest migrations out of Africa to modern space exploration. In antiquity, we follow Alexander the Great to the Indus and Hannibal across the Alps. The medieval era brings us alongside Genghis Khan and Ibn Battuta, while the Renaissance introduces Columbus and the circumnavigation of the globe. Subsequent centuries see explorers like Tasman, Bering, and Cook fill in the gaps of global maps, alongside scientific expeditions led by figures such as von Humboldt and Darwin. In contemporary times, explorers reach the last inhospitable corners of the Earth, including both poles and the highest mountain. The narratives encompass human triumphs and successes, as well as the hardships, tragedies, and incredible courage faced in adversity. An impressive team of contributors, including historians, writers, and seasoned explorers, enriches the accounts with firsthand experiences of the journeys and places described. The book features 398 illustrations, 320 of which are in color.