A history of geographical discovery in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
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A history of geographical discovery in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
(Cambridge geographical series)
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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17世紀18世紀世界地理発見史
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Originally published: 1912
Includes index
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Description
First published in 1912, this book documents the main geographical discoveries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries following the decline of Portugal and Spain, when the main outlines of the world map were completed by their successors among the nations of Europe. The aim of the volume is to look at significant episodes and benchmarks of discoveries in these centuries, arranged into periods by region rather than into chronological world-view, so that the position of each separate achievement can be seen in relation to the general advancement of geographical knowledge.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Arctic regions, 1550-1625
- 2. The East Indies, 1600-25
- 2. The East Indies, 1600-1700
- 3. Australia and the Pacific, 1605-42
- 4. North America, 1600-1700
- 5. Northern and Central Asia, 1600-1750
- 6. Africa, 1600-1700
- 8. The South Seas, 1650-1750
- 9. The Pacific Ocean, 1764-80
- 10. Russian discoveries in the North-East, 1700-1800
- 11. The Northern Pacific, 1780-1800
- 12. The Southern Pacific, 1786-1800
- 13. The French and British in North America, 1700-1800
- 14. Spanish and Portuguese America, 1700-1800
- Conclusion
- Supplementary notes
- Index.
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