The story of exploration

Early exploration: Ancient adventurers

Viking voyages

Travels of Marco Polo

Ibn Battuta's world tour

Opening up the world: Zheng He goes west

Around Africa

Christopher Columbus, the truth

Conquering conquistadors

Around the world in 1,080 days

Science and discovery: Travels of Captain Cook

Humboldt's jungle journey

Lewis and Clark's American adventure

Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

Mary Kingsley in Africa

Across Australia

Final frontiers: Antarctic adventures

Arctic adventures

Deepest depths

More to explore

Timeline of exploration

Who's who

Glossary

Index.