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020 _a0894648349 (pbk.)
100 1 _aHATTENDORF John B (ed)
245 0 _aMaritime history:
_bvolume 1: the age of discovery
260 _aMalabar, Fla:
_bKrieger,
_c1996
300 _a331p.
440 _aOpen forum series
520 _aThe first volume comprises seventeen chapters, covering the end of the medieval period and the beginnings of the Renaissance through the seventeenth century. The volume includes chapters on navigation and ships in the late Middle Ages, Portuguese expansion, and Spanish, French, and English maritime exploration. Each chapter is written by a noted specialist, including Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and Carola Rahn Phillips (Spain), Richard W. Unger (medieval period), and George Winius and Charles Verlinden (Portugal), among others.
650 _aMARITIME HISTORY
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999 _c10207
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