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Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology
Peter Mancall
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Description for Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology
Paperback. A collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent multiple nationalities, including Spanish, Huguenot, French, Italian, and English, and the locations range from Brazil to Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola to Florida. Editor(s): Mancall, Peter C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: DQ; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent multiple nationalities, including Spanish, Huguenot, French, Italian, and English, and the locations range from Brazil to Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola to Florida, encompassing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent multiple nationalities, including Spanish, Huguenot, French, Italian, and English, and the locations range from Brazil to Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola to Florida, encompassing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195155976
SKU
V9780195155976
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99-2
About Peter Mancall
Peter C. Mancall is Professor of History at the University of Southern California and the Director of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute. He is the author and editor of many titles, including Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America.
Reviews for Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology
...extensive and generous selection of travel narratives from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries...a splendid anthology...auhoritive...and based on wide-ranging scholarship.
Andrew Hadfield, Studies in Travel Writing
Andrew Hadfield, Studies in Travel Writing