Columbus, De Gama, Cabot, Magellan, Drake
Author | : William Fordyce Mavor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1813 |
Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
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Author | : William Fordyce Mavor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1813 |
Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
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Author | : Tbd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2020-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780371499337 |
Author | : William Fordyce Mavor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1809 |
Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
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Author | : Charles River Charles River Editors |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2018-02-26 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781985882805 |
Includes extracts from Columbus's journal of his first voyage. Includes Cortes's letter to King Charles V describing Tenochtitlan and the Aztec Empire. Includes passages from Antonio Pigafetta, a member of Magellan's crew. Includes descriptions of both the Aztec and Inca Empires. Includes pictures of the explorers and important Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. Marco Polo was hardly the only European merchant or trader who traveled to the Far East, but it was his written account of his travels that would generate extreme interest in Asia. Having described such a rich land full of desired resources, Marco Polo's travels became a source for European cartographers of the era, and they became the impetus for men like Christopher Columbus, who added his own annotations to Marco Polo's account and used it as a reference for his own legendary expedition in search of the Far East. Centuries later, historians have scoured over the account and what was written in an effort to validate its authenticity, leading to sharp debates today. The most seminal event of the last millennium might also be its most controversial. As schoolchildren have been taught for over 500 years, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." In October of that year, the Italian Christopher Columbus immortalized himself by landing in the New World and beginning the process of European settlement in the Americas for Spain, bringing the Age of Exploration to a new hemisphere with him. Ironically, the Italian had led a Spanish expedition, in part because the Portugese rejected his offers in the belief that sailing west to Asia would take too long. Today Ferdinand Magellan is remembered as the first man to circumnavigate the globe, an ironic legacy given that he died half a world away from completing that journey. But though it ended catastrophically for Magellan and most of his crew, his expedition accomplished its objective, and in economic terms, the opening up of new trade routes with Asia was a more significant development than the conquest of the Americas for the Europeans of the early 16th century. The life of Sir Francis Drake, or, more precisely, the tale of it, is one of those prime examples that history is written by the winners. Drake was the most famous sailor of the Elizabethan Era, and he has long been considered a hero by the English. His successes against the Spanish as a captain and a privateer were legendary, and Drake was celebrated for fighting the Queen's enemies, sinking their ships, and capturing the treasure that would otherwise be used to finance attacks on England. Drake vigorously pursued every mission given to him by Elizabeth I, and brought all his skill, experience and training to bear against her enemies. He was recognized at court for his valor, praised in story and song, and remembered for the kind of personality and esprit de corps that the English have long desired and celebrated in their military heroes.
Author | : Clint Twist |
Publisher | : Raintree |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780811472548 |
Describes the explorations of Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama in the sixteenth century which led to the establishment of Spanish and Portuguese empires around the world.
Author | : Edward R Shaw |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2019-05-29 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780368871733 |
The perfect introduction to the incredible world of the great European Age of Exploration. This book details the lives and momentous events of many of the most famous European explorers as they opened up the world from 1500 AD onward. Read of Marco Polo's adventures in China, Columbus's history-changing trans-Atlantic voyage, Vasco da Gama's rounding of the southern tip of Africa, the explorations of the Cabot brothers in North America, Amerigo Vespucci's exploration of the American coast (and of how America was named after him), Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean, Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to circumnavigate the globe, the astonishing adventures of the Conquistadors Cortes and Pizarro in South America, the quest for the fabled El Darado, Francis Drake's voyages and the tragic end of Henry Hudson, after whom Hudson Bay is named. Contents: Preface; Chapter 1: Beliefs as to the World Five Hundred Years Ago; Chapter 2: Marco Polo; Chapter 3: Columbus; Chapter 4: Vasco da Gama; Chapter 5: John and Sebastian Cabot's Voyages; Chapter 6: Amerigo Vespucci; Chapter 7: Ponce De Leon; Chapter 8: Balboa; Chapter 9: Magellan; Chapter 10: Hernando Cortes; Chapter 11: Francisco Pizarro; Chapter 12: Ferdinand De Soto; Chapter 13: The Great River Amazon, and El Dorado; Chapter 14: Verrazzano; Chapter 15: The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake-1577; Chapter 16: Henry Hudson. Hand edited and completely reset. Contains all the original illustrations. About the author: Edward Richard Shaw (1855-1903) was a Professor and Dean, New York University.
Author | : Thomas Bonaventure Lawler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : America |
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Author | : Sarah Flowers |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Press |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781560062585 |
Discusses the discoveries of several notable explorers active between 1492 and 1522, including Columbus, Da Gama, Drake, and Magellan.
Author | : Arthur Mee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1320 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : World history |
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Author | : Douglas Hunter |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2011-09-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780230110113 |
The final decade of the fifteenth century was a turning point in world history. The Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus sailed westward on the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, famously determined to discover for Spain a shorter and more direct route to the riches of the Indies. Meanwhile, a fellow Italian explorer for hire, John Cabot, set off on his own journey, under England's flag. Here, Douglas Hunter tells the fascinating tale of how, during this expedition, Columbus gained a rival. In the space of a few critical years, these two men engaged in a high-stakes race that threatened the precarious diplomatic balance of Europe-to exploit what they believed was a shortcut to staggering wealth. Instead, they found a New World that neither was looking for. Hunter provides a revelatory look at how the lives of Columbus and Cabot were interconnected, and how neither explorer can be understood properly without understanding both. Together, Cabot and Columbus provide a novel and important perspective on the first years of European experience of the New World.