A fascinating narrative history of the great voyages of discovery, and is the only book of its kind to span the crucial period 1400-1600 in one readable book.

Looks at the life and accomplishments of the leader of China's naval fleet in the early fifteenth century.

Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries document advances and watersheds in the field of natural science. The stories behind these images--of e

From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, English buccaneers, privateers, and naval expeditions sought fame and fortune in the distant reaches of the Sout

Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travellers of all time. This book chronicles t