The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea 2 Volume Paperback Set
Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-01521-9 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-01521-9 (ISBN)
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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This English translation of Zurara's fifteenth-century chronicle of the discovery of Guinea by explorers sponsored by his patron Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) first appeared in 1896–1899.
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c.1410–1474) was a Portuguese writer appointed to chronicle the life of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) and the expeditions he sponsored. Zurara's chronicle of the discovery of Guinea appeared in this two-volume English translation in 1896–1899. The editors' preface includes an account of the voyages of exploration along the African coast sponsored by Prince Henry until 1448, together with biographical information about the author.
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c.1410–1474) was a Portuguese writer appointed to chronicle the life of Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) and the expeditions he sponsored. Zurara's chronicle of the discovery of Guinea appeared in this two-volume English translation in 1896–1899. The editors' preface includes an account of the voyages of exploration along the African coast sponsored by Prince Henry until 1448, together with biographical information about the author.
Volume 1: Editors' preface; The life and writings of Azurara; Azurara's chronicle of the discovery and conquest of Guinea, chapters I-XL. Volume 2: Introduction; Chronicle of the discovery and conquest of Guinea, chapters XLI-XCVII.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2010 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series |
| Übersetzer | Charles Raymond Beazley, Edgar Prestage |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 860 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-01521-2 / 1108015212 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-01521-9 / 9781108015219 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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