A Book of Discovery by M. B. Synge (the snowy day read aloud txt) 📕

Acknowledgment is due to the courtesy of Mr. John Murray and the Illustrated London News for the photograph taken at the South Pole; to Admiral Peary for that taken at the North Pole; and to Sir Ernest Shackleton and Mr. Heinemann for the colour-plate of the Nimrod. Permissions have also been granted by Mr. John Murray (for illustrations from Livingstone's books and Admiral McClintock's Voyage of the Fox); by Messrs. Macmillan (for the colour-plate of the Polos leaving Venice, from the Bodleian); and by Messrs. Sampson, Low, Marston, & Co. (for illustrations from Sir H. M. Stanley's books).

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT The Garden of Eden with its Four Rivers            From the Hereford Map of the World.     Babylonian Map of the World on Clay   In the British Museum.     The oldest known Ships: between 6000 and 5000 B.C.   From a pre-Egyptian Vase-painting.     Egyptian Ship of the Expedition to Punt, about 1600 B.C.   From a Rock-carving at Der el Bahari.     The Ark on Ararat, and the Cities of Nineveh and Babylon   From LEONARDO DATI'S Map of 1422.     A Phoenician Ship, about 700 B.C.   From a Bas-relief at Nineveh.     Map of the Voyage of the Argonauts     The Pillars of Hercules, as shown in a Mediæval Map   HIGDEN'S Map of the World. 1360 A.D.     The Pillars of Hercules, as shown in the Anglo-Saxon Map of the World, 10th century     A Greek Galley, about 500 B.C.   From a Vase-painting.     Jerusalem, the Centre of the World   From the Hereford Map of the World, 13th century.     A Merchant-Ship of Athens, about 500 B.C.   From a Vase-painting.     The Coast of Africa, after Ptolemy (Mercator's Edition), showing Hanno's Voyage     A Sketch Map of Alexander's Chief Exploratory Marches from Athens to Hyderabad and Gaza     Alexandria in Pizzigani's Map, 14th century     North Britain and the Island of Thule   From MERCATOR'S edition of Ptolemy's Map.     A Portion of an old Roman Map of the World, showing the roads through the Empire   From the Peutinger Table.     The World-Island according to Strabo, 18 A.D.     Hull of a Roman Merchant-Ship   From a Roman model at Greenwich.     A Roman Galley, about 110 A.D.   From Trajan's Column at Rome.     The First Stages of a Mediæval Pilgrimage, London to Dover   From MATTHEW OF PARIS'S Itinerary, 13th century.     Jerusalem and the East   From MATTHEW OF PARIS'S Itinerary, 13th century.     Ireland and St. Brandon's Isle   From the Catalan Map, 1375.     The Mysterious Isle of St. Brandon   From MARTIN BEHAIM'S Map, 1492.     The World-Map of Cosmas, 6th century   The oldest Christian Map.     The Mountain of Cosmas     A Viking Ship   From Professor MONTELIUS'S book on Scandinavian archæology.     A Khalif on his Throne   From the Ancona Map, 1497.     A Chinese Emperor giving Audience, 9th century   From an old Chinese MS. at Paris.     The Scene of Sindbad's Voyages   From EDRISI'S Map, 1154.     Sindbad's Giant Roc   From an Oriental Miniature Painting.     Jerusalem and the Pilgrims' Ways to it, 12th century   From a Map of the 12th century at Brussels.     Two Emperors of Tartary   From the Catalan Map, 1375.     A Tartar Camp   From the Borgian Map, 1453.     Initial Letter from the MS. of Rubruquis at Cambridge     How the Brothers Polo set out from Constantinople with their nephew Marco for China   From a Miniature Painting in 14th century Livre des Merveilles.     Marco Polo lands at Ormuz   From a Miniature in the Livre des Merveilles.     Kublai Khan   From an old Chinese Encyclopædia at Paris.     Marco Polo   From a Woodcut in the first printed edition of MARCO POLO'S Travels, 1477.     A Japanese Fight against the Chinese at the time when Marco Polo first saw the Japanese   From an ancient Japanese Painting.     Sir John Mandeville on his Travels   From a MS. in the British Museum.     An Emperor of Tartary   From the Map ascribed to SEBASTIAN CABOT, 1544.     A Caravan in Cathay   From the Catalan Map, 1375.     The Turin Map of the World, 8th century     A T-map, 10th century     A T-map, 13th century     The Kaiser holding the World   From a 12th-century MS.     The "Anglo-Saxon" Map of the World, drawn about 990 A.D.   From the Cotton MSS. in the British Museum.     Africa—from Ceuta to Madeira   From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.     The Voyage to Cape Blanco from Cape Bojador   From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.     A Portion of Africa illustrating Cadamosto's Voyage beyond Cape Blanco   From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.     Sketch of Africa   From FRA MAURO'S Map of the World, 1457.     Negro Boys   From CABOT'S Map, 1544.     The West Coast of Africa   From MARTIN BEHAIM'S Map, 1492.     The Parting of Columbus with Ferdinand and Isabella, 3rd August 1492   From DE BRY'S account of the Voyages to India, 1601.     Columbus's Ship, the Santa Maria   From a Woodcut of 1493, supposed to be after a Drawing by COLUMBUS.     Columbus landing on Hispaniola   From a Woodcut of 1494.     The first Representation of the People of the New World   From a Woodcut published at Augsburg between 1497 and 1504.     The Town of Isabella and the Colony founded by Columbus   From a Woodcut of 1494.     Vasco da Gama   From a contemporary Portrait.     Africa as it was known after da Gama's Expeditions   From JUAN DE LA COSA'S Map of 1500.     Calicut and the Southern Indian Coast   From JUAN DE LA COSA'S Map, 1500.     The Malabar Coast   From FRA