The Discovery of the Chesapeake Bay Author:Francis d' A. Collings An Account of the Explorations of Captain John Smith in the Year 1608. Illustrations by Leonard Vosburgh. 58 pages. History of the two voyages of Capt. John Smith and his men, the first Europeans to explore the Chesapeake Bay. They sailed a small boat that they called the Discovery barge through the Tidewaters of the Chesapeake, encountered both... more » friendly and hostile Indians, some of them helping explore the rivers along the way. Smith mapped the Chesapeake very thoroughly for his time. Today that same course has been designated the first national waterway as The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. A very thorough overview of Smith's exploration. Publisher's price: $10.95. VERY FINE (NEAR AS NEW) CONDITION.« less