The Portuguese pioneers / by Edgar Prestage
by Prestage, Edgar (1869-1951)
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London: A. & C. Black, Ltd, 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 352 pages: 4 maps (3 folded); 23 cm. Contents:The royal and merchant navy, and early voyages -- The expedition to Ceuta. The aims of Henry the navigaor -- Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores -- From Bojador to Cape Verde -- Voyages from 1445 to 1448 -- First voyage of Alvise da Cadamosto -- Second voyage of Cadamosto. Diogo Gomes and Antonio da Noli. Discovery of the Cape Verde Islands -- Life at Ceuta. The conquest of Alcacer. Henry's death and character -- The twenty years after Prince Henry's death -- Progress under John II. The voyages of Diogo Cao. The search for Preseter John. The voyage of Bartholomew Dias -- Westward exploration -- The first voyage of Vasco da Gama -- North Americ, Brazil and the Orient -- Navigation, cartography, ships and seamen. Subjects: Explorers Portugal. Voyages and travels. Discoveries in geography Portuguese. Portugal History Period of discoveries, 1385-1580.
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- Title
- The Portuguese pioneers / by Edgar Prestage
- Author
- Prestage, Edgar (1869-1951)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- London: A. & C. Black, Ltd
- Date Published
- 1966
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