Historic Maritime Maps
Exploration, oceans, and the art of ancient cartographyBy Donald Wigal
Length3h 54m
About this audiobook
This book presents a selection of oceanic charts dating from the 13th to the 17th century. Though to us they may appear rudimentary, they bear excellent witness to the achievements of the early European navigators, and to their determination to explore the very ends of the Earth. What the charts may lack in geographical accuracy they undoubtedly make up for in charm. And of course they are priceless historical records. Recounting the epic voyages of maritime exploration, from Erik the Red to Robert Peary, author Donald Wigal leads us on an exciting journey from Terra Incognita to the World As We Know It.
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GenreHistory, Other
Length3 hrs 54 mins
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LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
21FRANCIS DRAKE
2CHAPTER I MAPS AND EXPLORING
22MARTIN FROBISHER
3THE PORTOLANI: OLD NAUTICAL SEA-CHARTS
23SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
4BREAKING WITH TRADITIONAL CHURCH MAPPING
24PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
5FROM ICE TO IRON: PREHISTORY TO 300 B.C.
25CHAPTER V THE RENAISSANCE OF DISCOVERY: 1600 – 1700
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6EXPLORING BEGINS: 300 B.C. – 1000 A.D.
26HENRY HUDSON
7COMING OUT OF THE DARK: 1000–1400
27ABEL JANSZOON TASMAN
8PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD [10]
28PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
9CHAPTER II DISCOVERING NEW WORLDS, WEST AND EAST: 1400 – 1500
29CHAPTER VI SAILING TOWARDS THE MODERN WORLD: 1700 – 1900
10SAILING OVER THE EDGE
30JAMES COOK
11PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
31JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE LA PEROUSE
12CHAPTER III BEYOND THE NEW WORLD: 1500 – 1550
32JOHN AND JAMES ROSS
13VASCO DE BALBOA
33JOHN FRANKLIN
14FRANCISCO PIZARRO
34JAMES KNIGHT
15FERDINAND MAGELLAN
35WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY
16CHARLES I, KING OF SPAIN
36ROBERT PEARY
17HERNAN CORTES
37ROALD AMUNDSEN
18JACQUES CARTIER
38CONCLUSION
19PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
39FURTHER REFERENCE
20CHAPTER IV BRIDGING THE OCEANS: 1550 – 1600
40THE HISTORY OF EARLY NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
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