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xi, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm, \"In the fifteenth century, the first great age of seaborne discovery, the world outside Europe began to emerge from myth, legend and rumour. For those who sailed beyond the known world life was harsher than we can imagine. Theirs was a story of passion, of blood and treachery, of incomparable bravery, of majestic sweeps of vision.\" \"The Portuguese led the way. Still today, landmarks, coastlines and currents around the world bear Portuguese names, and the oceans of the world are one vast watery grave for Portuguese seamen. The reward they bequeathed was an empire that stretched from China to Brazil, and included much of Africa and Southern Asia. The peak of their achievement was Vasco da Gama's discovery of a sea route to India, and therefore to almost inconceivable wealth.\" \"Yet the discoverers were not lured only by gold, precious stones and spices. They were driven to colonize, to enslave, to bring the certainty of their religion to the unconverted, even to outflank the Muslims and re-conquer Jerusalem. Reconstructing journeys from contemporary logs and papers, Ronald Watkins chronicles the lengths to which they went, pio

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Author

Watkins, Ronald

Publisher

London : John Murray

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780719564178

Category

science

Subjects

Travel, History, Anthropology

Rating

4.4 / 5 (64 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14