Iberian Visions of the Pacific Ocean, 1507-1899

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Iberian Visions of the Pacific Ocean, 1507-1899

Rainer F. Buschmann

(Palgrave studies in Pacific history / series editor, Matt Matsuda)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-285) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this work, Buschmann incorporates neglected Spanish visions into the European perceptions of the emerging Pacific world. The book argues that Spanish diplomats and intellectuals attempted to create an intellectual link between the Americas and the Pacific Ocean.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. On Shrinking Continents and Expanding Oceans 2. On Chronometers, Cartography, and Curiosity 3. On Narrating the Pacific 4. On Useful Information 5. On History and Hydrography 6. On the Rediscovery of the Americas Epilogue: On the Lingering Spanish Lake Bibliography Endnotes

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