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The age of reconnaissance
J. H. Parry
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Frontmatter
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PREFACE (page vii)
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INTRODUCTION (page 1)
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PART I. THE CONDITIONS FOR DISCOVERY
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I ATTITUDES AND MOTIVES (page 19)
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II COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE AND FINANCIAL BACKING (page 38)
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III SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDERS (page 53)
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IV SEAMEN AND SEAMANSHIP (page 69)
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V PILOTAGE AND NAVIGATION (page 83)
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VI CHARTS AND MAPS (page 100)
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VII THE FIGHTING CAPACITY OF MEN AND OF SHIPS (page 114)
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PART II. THE STORY OF DISCOVERY
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VIII AFRICA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN (page 131)
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IX THE ATLANTIC AND THE SOUTH SEA (page 146)
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X THE AMERICAN CONQUESTS (page 162)
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XI ATLANTIC TRADE AND PIRACY (page 177)
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XII NEW ROUTES TO THE EAST (page 190)
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XIII FISHING, FUR-TRADING AND PLANTING (page 207)
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PART III. THE FRUITS OF DISCOVERY
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XIV THE LAND EMPIRE OF SPAIN (page 227)
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XV THE SEA EMPIRES OF PORTUGAL AND HOLLAND (page 242)
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XVI THE PLANTATIONS AND THEIR TRADES (page 258)
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XVII MIGRATIONS AND DISPERSALS (page 273)
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XVIII THE COLONIAL BUREAUCRATS (page 290)
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XIX THE RIGHTS OF CONQUERORS AND CONQUERED (page 303)
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CONCLUSION (page 321)
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MAPS (page 328)
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NOTES (page 335)
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NOTES FOR FURTHER READING (page 347)
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INDEX (page 351)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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AHR | 94.1 (Feb. 1989): 195-196 | http://www.jstor.org/cgi-bin/jstor/viewitem/00028762/di951459/95p0609p?PAGE=0 |
AJCA | 21 (Jan. 1989): 212-213 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0156-7365%28198901%2921%3C212%3A%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L |
JAS | 47.3 (Aug. 1988): 592-593 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-9118%28198808%2947%3A3%3C592%3A%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U |
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Published: c1981
Publisher: University of California Press
- 9780520042353 (paper)
- 9780520042346 (hardcover)