The famous French author Jules Verne is known first of all for his fantastic adventure novels. Nevertheless, this three-volume work was devoted to the history of geographical discoveries and travelers since ancient times up to the early nineteenth century. “Celebrated Travels and Travellers” appears a creation of a writer, scientist, and brilliant popularizer, where the author, vividly and captivatingly tells of the opening up the “black spots” of our planet. He offers a detailed account of the expeditions by famous navigators – Columbus, Drake, Cook, La Pérouse, Tasman and many others. Due to their deeds, new worlds of American continents, Australia, and Oceania were revealed to astonished mankind. On the pages of this book we learn how Europeans got to know unfamiliar animals and plants, got into contact with aboriginal population, and found out their traditions and culture. The author writes about the adventures of the earliest explorers of Asia and Africa – Marco Polo, Mungo Park, and others.