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The age of reconnaissance / created by Parry J. H.

By: Material type: TextTextWeidenfeld and Nicolson, 1963Description: xv, 364 pages: illustrations; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • rdamedia
Carrier type:
  • rdacarrier
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G80 PAR
Contents:
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
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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

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