This illustrated book explores the age of exploration, when European explorers began discovering and documenting the New World. Drawing from logbooks, notes, and illustrations from figures such as Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and James Cook, the book presents firsthand accounts of their journeys and discoveries. Compiled by maritime historian François Bellec, it includes historic maps, drawings of plants and animals, depictions of ships and navigation instruments, and other records from this period of exploration.
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