Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter VI part 2a - The pole and America.
In which we observe the arduous endeavours of early explorers like Hudson, Baffin, and Champlain as they traverse treacherous seas and unfamiliar territories in pursuit of discovery and colonisation, ...
28 Syys 17min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter VI part 1 - The great Corsair.
In which we follow the intrepid William Dampier as he roams the seas of the seventeenth century, engaging with buccaneers and uncovering unknown islands with a keen eye for detail and adventure. Also ...
28 Syys 17min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter V part 2b - Missionaries and settlers. Merchants and tourists.
In which the intrepid voyages of early explorers like Quiros and Torrès reveal the distant isles and coasts of Oceania and New Guinea, their encounters coloured by the beauty, customs, and complexitie...
27 Syys 30min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter V part 2a - Missionaries and settlers. Merchants and tourists.
In which the intrepid navigators Lemaire and Schouten chart new passages among the Moluccas and the distant islands of Oceania, facing both discovery and the unexpected consequences of their voyage. M...
27 Syys 23min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter V part 1 - Missionaries and settlers. Merchants and tourists.
In which the seventeenth century unfolds as a time of apostolic fervour and gradual deepening of geographical knowledge, with missionaries taking up the mantle of discovery to dwell among distant peop...
26 Syys 14min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter IV part 2 - Voyages of adventure and privateering warfare.
In which the daring voyages of late sixteenth-century Dutch and English navigators are chronicled with keen attention to their hardships, battles, and discoveries along the coasts of Africa, South Ame...
26 Syys 23min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter III part 2b - The polar expedition and the search for the north-west passage.
In which a daring band of Dutch explorers, led by the intrepid Barentz, embark upon a perilous voyage to discover a northern passage, only to be beset by the unyielding ice and harsh polar winter in t...
25 Syys 38min
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Vol 1 Second Part Chapter IV part 1 - Voyages of adventure and privateering warfare.
In which the intrepid Francis Drake rises from humble beginnings to command daring voyages along the coasts of the Americas and the Pacific, engaging in fierce encounters, navigation through treachero...
25 Syys 24min
