| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 365 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Conditions for Discovery -- Part II. The Story of Discovery -- Part III. The Fruits of Discovery -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
Covers the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world, beginning with the mid-fifteenth century and ending 250 years later when the "Reconnaissance" was all but complete. The author examines the inducements--political, economic, religious--to overseas enterprise at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-351) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Discoveries in geography.
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Colonization -- History
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Colonization
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Discoveries in geography
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0520042344 |
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9780520042346 |
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