UID:
edocfu_9959233223402883
Format:
1 online resource (64 p. )
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ill., maps
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
1-136-47975-9
,
0-415-27995-X
,
1-315-01547-1
,
1-136-47968-6
Series Statement:
Lancaster pamphlets
Content:
The Age of Discovery explores one of the most dramatic features of the late medieval and early modern period: when voyagers from Western Europe led by Spain and Portugal set out across the world and established links with the New World.
Note:
Firstitle pageblished 1983 by Methuen & Co. Ltd.
,
The meaning of 'discovery' -- Europe and the wider world -- In search of gold and spices -- Italy -- Portugal and Spain -- Maritime technology and navigation -- Africa -- Asia -- The Americas -- Disease and environmental change -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-27996-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-95061-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315015477
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