| Description |
xi, 230 p : illus., facsims., maps, ports ; 24 cm. |
| Collection |
Essay index reprint series |
| Notes |
Reprint of the 1932 ed. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies. |
| Contents |
Contents: Introduction-the transition from the medieval to the modern age, by A. P. Newton.--Spanish civilisation in the great age of discovery, by A. Pastor.--Vasco da Gama and the way to the Indies, by E. Prestage.--Christopher Columbus and his first voyage, by A. P. Newton.--Asia or mundus novus? By A. P. Newton.--The first explorers of the North American coast, by H. P. Biggar.--The search for a western passage, by H. J. Wood.--The first circumnavigation, by J. A. Williamson.--The northern passages, by E. G. R. Taylor. |
| Sujet |
Discoveries in geography.
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America -- Discovery and exploration.
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Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.
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| ISBN |
0836913663 |
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