The Jules Verne Library

In which we are introduced to the customs and character of the various island peoples encountered by Bougainville, with vivid descriptions of their villages, trade, and the natural abundance of their ...

4 Okt 29min

In which we trace the multifaceted career of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, whose ventures lead him from military exploits in Canada to an audacious colonial enterprise in the Falkland Islands, colour...

3 Okt 33min

In which Captain Carteret persists in his perilous oceanic voyage aboard the ill-fated Swallow, discovering new islands and braving hostile natives, disease, and the ravages of the sea with commendabl...

3 Okt 23min

In which the intrepid English seafarers, having made swift preparations in Cape Town, embark upon a challenging circumnavigation marked by the perilous navigation of the Strait of Magellan, encounters...

2 Okt 29min

In which the intrepid crew of the Dauphin navigates the treacherous waters surrounding Tahiti, contending with hostile natives and the ravages of scurvy, while efforts to establish peaceful trade and ...

2 Okt 27min

In which the intrepid voyage of Commodore Byron unfolds through perilous seas and inhospitable lands, revealing desolate shores, remarkable encounters with native peoples, and the relentless challenge...

1 Okt 31min

In which we are introduced to the endeavours of early navigators preceding Captain Cook, especially the largely obscure and tumultuous voyages of Jacob Roggewein, whose encounters with Pacific islands...

1 Okt 31min

In which the progress of eighteenth-century science and geography is illustrated through the meticulous astronomical and cartographical endeavours of Cassini, Picard, and their successors, whose measu...

30 Sep 25min