New worlds : the great voyages of discovery, 1400-1600 / Ronald H. Fritze
2002, 1st edition. Stroud : Sutton. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #416224
ISBN: 0750923466
Physical description; 285 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. World views before the Age of Exploration -- Ancient and Medieval cosmography and climatology -- The three continents -- Asia and the marvels of the East -- Africa -- The Atlantic Ocean -- 2. Trade and contact between Europe, Asia and Africa before the 1490s -- Ancient trade with India -- The Silk Road -- East-West trade before the Crusades -- The Crusades and the Pax Mongolica -- European travellers in Asia -- Marco Polo -- The end of the Pax Mongolica and the revival of Islam -- The trans-Saharan trade with West Africa -- 3. Late Medieval European exploration of the Atlantic and Africa before 1492 -- Late Medieval Europe and the Canary Islands -- Portugal, the Avis Dynasty and Ceuta -- Technology and exploration : navigation, cartography and ships -- The Canaries and the Portuguese exploration of the Atlantic Ocean -- Cape Bojador and beyond -- Slaves and gold -- The Portuguese reach the Guinea Coast -- King Afonso and the explorations of Fernão Gomes -- Explorations under King João II : Cão, Covilhã and Dias -- 4. The great voyages of the 1490s : Columbus, Cabot and Gama -- Christopher Columbus and his 'enterprise of the Indies' -- Bristol, John Cabot and the rediscovery of North America -- Vasco da Gama and the sea-road to India -- 5. Comprehending the Americas : outlining the coastline for a Way to Asia -- Settling Hispaniola and the discovery of South America -- Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe -- Voyages to North America after Cabot and the search for northern passages -- The North-east Passage -- 6. Conquests -- The Portuguese conquest of the Indian Ocean -- The discovery and conquest of Mexico -- The conquest of Peru and after -- Spanish explorations in North America -- French, English and Dutch explorations and settlements, 1550- c.1600 -- Conclusion. Subjects; To 1599. Discoveries in geography European. Trade routes History To 1500. Trade routes History 16th century. Routes commerciales Histoire 16e siècle. Discoveries in geography European. Trade routes.
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