The first long-distance voyages of the peoples of the Mediterranean. The extraordinary travels of Marco Polo. The great sea voyages of Columbus and his followers in search of India - Alonso de Ojeda, Juan de Cos, Vicente Pinzon, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Velez de Mendoza, Juan Bermudez, Diego Velazquez, Vasco de Balboa. The journey of the great Ferdinand Magellan, incomparable in its significance. Terrible storms and hurricanes, wrecks in unknown lands, hunger and disease, and, at the same time, the unprecedented beauty of distant continents, the fabulous wealth of mysterious peoples, the joy and glory of discoverers. A fascinating book by writer and journalist Timur Dmitrichev talks about this and much more.