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Voyages of Discovery

Voyages of Discovery

David Boyle

9780500289594

Thames & Hudson


European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; History: specific events & topics; Geographical discovery & exploration; Children's & Educational

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144 pages

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In the three decades between 1492 and 1522, European merchants and explorers progressed from relative ignorance about the shape of the globe to knowledge of an atlas that was almost complete. They did so in search of spices, gold, silver and slaves, but with rudimentary technology, huge courage and boundless confidence in themselves and their calculations. The exchange of flora, fauna, diet, disease and culture changed the world within a few generations. The final touches to the pattern of oceans and continents came two-and-a-half centuries later with the voyages of James Cook. Voyages to Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific and the legacies of those journeys and encounters are here dramatically described through an authoritative text and an original selection of images. Voyages of Discovery also contains 9 facsimile documents, including an extract from Captain James Cook's diary, 1769 and the title page of Cortes' second dispatch to Charles V, 1520.

By:   David Boyle
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 15mm,  Width: 211mm,  Spine: 172mm
Weight:   500g
ISBN:  

9780500289594


ISBN 10:   050028959X
Series:   History Files
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   August 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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The illustrations are profuse and of great interest . . . . this volume offers a good overview of the Age of Exploration for first-year history students.

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