Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery

An Anthology
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-19-515597-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 697 g

This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent multiple nationalities, including Spanish, Huguenot, French, Italian, and English, and the locations range from Brazil to Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola to Florida, encompassing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.

Zielgruppe

Age of exploration, global history, colonial American, early modern Europe, maritime history, world literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mancall, Peter C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Peter C. Mancall, Professor of History, University of Southern California