03511oam 2200625I 450 991079066880332120230802010545.01-136-47975-90-415-27995-X1-315-01547-11-136-47968-610.4324/9781315015477 (CKB)2550000001125672(StDuBDS)AH25676906(MiAaPQ)EBC1422378(Au-PeEL)EBL1422378(CaPaEBR)ebr10769191(CaONFJC)MIL526312(OCoLC)861538415(OCoLC)900481496(OCoLC)859536800(FINmELB)ELB137374(EXLCZ)99255000000112567220180706d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe age of discovery, 1400-1600 /David ArnoldSecond edition.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (64 p. )ill., mapsLancaster pamphletsLancaster pamphletsFirstitle pageblished 1983 by Methuen & Co. Ltd.0-415-27996-8 1-299-95061-2 Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-65) and index.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.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.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 Africa, Asia and the Americas. This book examines the main motivations behind the voyages and discusses the developments in navigation expertise and technology that made them possible. This second edition brings the scholarship up to date and includes two new chapters on the important topics of the idea of "discovery" and on biological and environmental factors which favoured or limited European expansion. 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 Africa, Asia and the Americas. This book examines the main motivations behind the voyages and discusses the developments in navigation expertise and technology that made them possible. This second edition brings the scholarship up to date and includes two new chapters on the important topics of the idea of "discovery" and on biological and environmental factors which favoured or limited European expansion.Lancaster pamphlets.Discoveries in geographyDiscoveries in geography.910/.9/02415.50bclArnold David1946-,626927MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790668803321The age of discovery, 1400-16003710189UNINA