Malyn Newitt Navigations (Hardback)

Reaktion Books

Further Details\n\nTitle: Navigations\nCondition: New\n Subtitle: The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance\nAuthor: Malyn Newitt\nFormat: Hardback\nType: Hardback\nEAN: 9781789147025\nISBN: 9781789147025\nPublisher: Reaktion Books\nGenre: Science Nature & Math\nTopic: History\nRelease Date: 01/04/2023\nRelease Year: 2023\nLanguage: English\nNumber of Pages: 356\nCountry/Region of Manufacture: GB\nItem Height: 234mm\nItem Length: 156mm\nDescription: Navigations re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in map-making and ship design. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals gave these voyages long-term global significance.The voyages of discovery are narrated within the context of Portuguese politics, and this book describ.