LEADER 03511oam 2200625I 450 001 9910790668803321 005 20230802010545.0 010 $a1-136-47975-9 010 $a0-415-27995-X 010 $a1-315-01547-1 010 $a1-136-47968-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315015477 035 $a(CKB)2550000001125672 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25676906 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1422378 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1422378 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10769191 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL526312 035 $a(OCoLC)861538415 035 $a(OCoLC)900481496 035 $a(OCoLC)859536800 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137374 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001125672 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe age of discovery, 1400-1600 /$fDavid Arnold 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (64 p. )$cill., maps 225 1 $aLancaster pamphlets 225 0$aLancaster pamphlets 300 $aFirstitle pageblished 1983 by Methuen & Co. Ltd. 311 $a0-415-27996-8 311 $a1-299-95061-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 62-65) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThe 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. 330 $bThe Age of Discovery explores one of the most dramatic features of the late medieval and early modern period: when voyagers from Western Europe led by Spain and Portugal set out across the world and established links with Africa, Asia and the Americas. This book examines the main motivations behind the voyages and discusses the developments in navigation expertise and technology that made them possible. This second edition brings the scholarship up to date and includes two new chapters on the important topics of the idea of "discovery" and on biological and environmental factors which favoured or limited European expansion. The Age of Discovery explores one of the most dramatic features of the late medieval and early modern period: when voyagers from Western Europe led by Spain and Portugal set out across the world and established links with Africa, Asia and the Americas. This book examines the main motivations behind the voyages and discusses the developments in navigation expertise and technology that made them possible. This second edition brings the scholarship up to date and includes two new chapters on the important topics of the idea of "discovery" and on biological and environmental factors which favoured or limited European expansion. 410 0$aLancaster pamphlets. 606 $aDiscoveries in geography 615 0$aDiscoveries in geography. 676 $a910/.9/024 686 $a15.50$2bcl 700 $aArnold$b David$f1946-,$0626927 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790668803321 996 $aThe age of discovery, 1400-1600$93710189 997 $aUNINA