The age of reconnaissance /
Parry, J. H.
The age of reconnaissance / created by Parry J. H. - xv, 364 pages: illustrations; 25 cm
Includes bibliography and index
Preface Introduction Part I. The Conditions for Discovery Part II. The Story of Discovery Part III. The Fruits of Discovery Conclusion Maps Notes Index
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
Discoveries in geography
Colonisation--History
G80 PAR
The age of reconnaissance / created by Parry J. H. - xv, 364 pages: illustrations; 25 cm
Includes bibliography and index
Preface Introduction Part I. The Conditions for Discovery Part II. The Story of Discovery Part III. The Fruits of Discovery Conclusion Maps Notes Index
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
Discoveries in geography
Colonisation--History
G80 PAR