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About the Book Books about the History of Expeditions and Discoveries discuss the adventures of ancient Phoenician, Greek and Roman explorers, the last of whom reached China, the Viking explorer who reached North America, and the Polynesians who discovered New Zealand. During the "Age of Discovery" Europeans (re-)discovered the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Titles include: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators, The Voyages and Explorations of Samuel De Champlain, 1604-1616, Lake Michigan and the French Explorers, Pizarro, his adventures and conquests, Russian explorations, 1725-1743; Vitus Bering: the discoverer of Bering Strait, Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Narratives of the Career of Hernando de Soto in the Conquest of Florida, Elizabethan Sea-Dogs; A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions, The Discovery of the Old Northwest and Its Settlement by the French, and The Story of Marco Polo. About us Trieste Publishing's aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. Our titles are produced from scans of the original books and as a result may sometimes have imperfections. To ensure a high-quality product we have: thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the catalog repaired some of the text in some cases, and rejected titles that are not of the highest quality. You can look up "Trieste Publishing" in categories that interest you to find other titles in our large collection. Come home to the books that made a difference