Maritime Exploration in the Age of Discovery 1415 1800 1st Edition by Ronald S Love ISBN 0313320438 9780313320439

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ISBN 10: 0313320438

ISBN 13:  9780313320439

Author: Ronald S. Love 

Despite earlier naval expeditions undertaken for reasons of diplomacy or trade, it wasn’t until the early 1400s that European maritime explorers established sea routes through most of the globe’s inhabited regions, uniting a divided earth into a single system of navigation. From the early Portuguese and Spanish quests for gold and glory, to later scientific explorations of land and culture, this new understanding of the world’s geography created global trade, built empires, defined taste and alliances of power, and began the journey toward the cultural, political, and economic globalization in which we live today.

Ronald Love’s engaging narrative chapters guide the reader from Marco Polo’s exploration of the Mongol empire to Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a Northern Passage, Henry Hudson’s voyage to Greenland, the discovery of Tahiti, the perils of scurvy, mutiny, and warring empires, and the eventual extension of Western influence into almost every corner of the globe. Biographies and primary documents round out the work.

Table of contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chronology of Events
Chapter 1 Historical Overview
Chapter 2 Portugal and the Search for a Sea Route to Asia
Chapter 3 Spain and the Discovery of a New World
Chapter 4 Circumnavigation and the Search for a Northern Passage to China
Chapter 5 Exploration of the Great South Sea
Epilogue
Biographies: Personalities of the Age of Discovery
Primary Documents Relating to Maritime Discovery and Exploration
Glossary of Selected Terms
Annotated Bibliography
Index

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