The Seafarers - The Explorers
The Seafarers - The Explorers
Time Life Books | 1979 | ISBN: 0809426609 | English | 182 pages | PDF | 40 MB
Essay: Man's ever-enlarging view of his planet
Chapter i First giant stride on the route to India
Essay: Evolution of the shipwright's art
chapter 2 West from Spain to a vast New World
Essay: A natural kingdom to enrapture the senses
Chapter 3 East from Portugal to an empire of spices
Essay: Marvels of India Oriental through Western eyes
Chapter 4 The soldier who completed Columbus' quest
Essay: That unique, that most famous ship, the "Victoria"
chapter 5 The death and the triumph of Magellan
Essay: After discovery: the spoils of exploitation