About the book: 1983 / The book tells about the voyages of Columbus and his rivals about the discovery the sea route to India and Magellan's first circumnavigation of the world, the conquests of Central and South America and the exploits of Russian explorers. The reader will learn a lot of interesting things about the discovery and exploration of Oceania, the search for the “Unknown Southern Land,” the colonization of North America, and much more..