Category Archives: Travel & Geography
The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Vol 1 of ‘Scott’s Last Expedition’
Author(s): Robert Falcon ScottLeonard Huxley Capt. Robert F. Scott’s bid to be the leader of...
Through the Philippines and Hawaii
Author(s): Frank G. Carpenter A fascinating tour of the islands of the Philippines with a...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 – 02. February 1899
Author(s): National Geographic Society The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, February 1899.It...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 – 06. June 1898
Author(s): National Geographic Society The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, June 1898,...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 – 07. July 1899
Author(s): National Geographic Society The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, July 1899.It...
The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1
Author(s): Rustichello da PisaMarco Polo “Books of the Marvels of the World” or “Description of...
Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
Author(s): James Cook Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend...
Visit to Paris in 1814
Author(s): John Scott John Scott was a Scottish journalist, editor and publisher. Scott edited several...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 05
Author(s): National Geographic Society National Geographic Magazine Volume 5, articles published in 1893. Contents: Discoverers...
True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World
Author(s): Adolphus W. Greely The Arctic has always been a fascinating area for us. This...
The Cruise of the Corwin
Author(s): John Muir “The Cruise of the Corwin is John Muir’s account of a voyage...
Through Timbuctu and Across the Great Sahara
Author(s): Austin H. W. Haywood Through Timbuctu and across the great Sahara: an account of...
The Englishwoman in America
Author(s): Isabella L. Bird Isabella Bird travels abroad in Canada and the United States in...
The First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1
Author(s): James Cook In May 1768, the Admiralty commissioned the 39-year old Cook to command...
The Prairie Traveler
Author(s): Randolph B. Marcy Commissioned by the US War Department and written in 1859 by...
The West Indies and the Spanish Main
Author(s): Anthony Trollope In The West Indies and the Spanish Main, Anthony Trollope recounts his...
The Lost Oases
Author(s): Ahmed Hassanein This book was published in 1925. Oxford-educated Egyptian diplomat and geographic explorer,...
The Story of Coventry
Author(s): Mary Dormer Harris Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city...
Through East Anglia In A Motor Car
Author(s): James Edmund Vincent The beginning of the last century saw an increasing popularity of...
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures
Author(s): John Henry Patterson In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda...
Saunterings In And About London
Author(s): Max Schlesinger A witty 1853 travelogue by a cultured German for his countrymen. “…for...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 – 06. June 1896
Author(s): National Geographic Society The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number.It includes...
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines
Author(s): Isabel Anderson Isabel Anderson has written a most interesting travelogue of Hawaii and The...
The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2
Author(s): Joseph Jacobs From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole,...
Wild Wales
Author(s): George Borrow Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery is a travel book by...
With Sack and Stock in Alaska
Author(s): George Broke In 1888, George Broke with Harold Topham and William Williams, made the...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 – 08. August 1896
Author(s): National Geographic Society The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the August Number.It includes...
Travels in West Africa
Author(s): Mary H. Kingsley Mary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was...
Young Americans Abroad
Author(s): John Overton Choules It’s 1851 and the Crystal Palace Exhibition is on in England....
Unknown Mexico
Author(s): Carl Lumholtz Unknown MexicoA Record of Five Years’ Exploration Among the Tribes of the...