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
Length3 hrs 54 mins
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Publish dateFeb 12, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER I MAPS AND EXPLORING
3THE PORTOLANI: OLD NAUTICAL SEA-CHARTS
4BREAKING WITH TRADITIONAL CHURCH MAPPING
5FROM ICE TO IRON: PREHISTORY TO 300 B.C.
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6EXPLORING BEGINS: 300 B.C. – 1000 A.D.
7COMING OUT OF THE DARK: 1000–1400
8PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD [10]
9CHAPTER II DISCOVERING NEW WORLDS, WEST AND EAST: 1400 – 1500
10SAILING OVER THE EDGE
11PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
12CHAPTER III BEYOND THE NEW WORLD: 1500 – 1550
13VASCO DE BALBOA
14FRANCISCO PIZARRO
15FERDINAND MAGELLAN
16CHARLES I, KING OF SPAIN
17HERNAN CORTES
18JACQUES CARTIER
19PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
20CHAPTER IV BRIDGING THE OCEANS: 1550 – 1600
21FRANCIS DRAKE
22MARTIN FROBISHER
23SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
24PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
25CHAPTER V THE RENAISSANCE OF DISCOVERY: 1600 – 1700
26HENRY HUDSON
27ABEL JANSZOON TASMAN
28PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
29CHAPTER VI SAILING TOWARDS THE MODERN WORLD: 1700 – 1900
30JAMES COOK
31JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE LA PEROUSE
32JOHN AND JAMES ROSS
33JOHN FRANKLIN
34JAMES KNIGHT
35WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY
36ROBERT PEARY
37ROALD AMUNDSEN
38CONCLUSION
39FURTHER REFERENCE
40THE HISTORY OF EARLY NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
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