About the book: 1999 / The final volume of the historian of geographical work J. Verne is dedicated to the travels of the late 18th - first half of the 19th centuries made by R. Lander, H. Clapperton, A. Humboldt , J. Dumont-Durville and others. The discovery of the Earth will appear before the reader not only as a single progressive process of understanding the geographical environment, but also as an understanding of the great diversity of cultures inhabiting our planet. Under the brilliant pen of the writer, pictures of the exploration of the interior regions of Asia, Africa, and America come to life. A special place is given to circumnavigators in the polar regions, and the role of Russian sailors in the study of the World Ocean and Antarctica is emphasized. fb2 file created by Simon de Monfor (respect for the work done!). The cover and illustrations were inserted by poRUchik (for those who are not afraid of the file size and the presence of illustrations is important).