Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century

Project Gutenberg's Celebrated Travels and Travellers, by Jules VerneThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Celebrated Travels and TravellersPart 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth CenturyAuthor: Jules VerneIllustrator: Paul PhilippoteauxLéon BenettMatthisRelease Date: June 14, 2008 [EBook #25784]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CELEBRATED TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERS ***Produced by Ron Swanson (This file was produced from imagesgenerously made available by The Internet Archive/CanadianLibraries)The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth CenturyCELEBRATED TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERS.THE GREAT NAVIGATORSOF THEEIGHTEENTH CENTURY.LONDON:GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS,ST. JOHN'S SQUARE.Hoisting the signals for triangulationHoisting the signals for triangulation.CELEBRATED TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERS.THE GREAT NAVIGATORSOF THEEIGHTEENTH CENTURY.BY JULES VERNE.WITH 96 ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHILIPPOTEAUX, BENETT, AND MATTHIS,AND 20 MAPS BY MATTHIS AND MORIEU.Ship driven on the rocksTRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.London:SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON,CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET.1880.[All rights reserved.]PUBLISHERS' NOTE.This volume forms the second of three volumes under the general title of CELEBRATED ...