E. G. R. Taylor

Tudor Geography

1485-1583

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1930, Tudor Geography discusses the men and the geographical concepts that enabled world-famous voyages by the British with the aim of circumventing Spanish and Portuguese monopoly of the direct routes to the Spice Islands.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 780g
• ISBN-13: 9781032671680
• ISBN-10: 1032671688
• Artikelnr.: 69032793

Autorenporträt

E. G. R. Taylor

Inhaltsangabe

1. A Survey of English Geographical Literature to 1550 2. A survey of
Geographical Literature: 1550-1583 3. Roger Barlow and Cabot 4. French
Influences 5. John Dee and the Search for Cathay 6. John Dee, Frobisher and
Drake 7. John Dee and the Search for Cathay 8. Practical Surveying and
Navigation in the Nineteenth Century Note on Bibliography Appendix I
Appendix Ia Appendix II Appendix III Index