Author: Alan Day
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086326X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen. Day brings the expeditions to life, expressing the desires that drove great sea captains deeper into turbulent waters searching for caches of spice, silks, and precious metals. Covers a wide variety of topics, including _ Seamen from eight nations _ The recovery of storm wrecked ships _ Diplomatic treaties _ Priority of discovery disputes _ Military and civil explorers and surveyors _ Topographical features _ Geographical terms and places _ Rivers and river system
The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia
Author: Alan Day
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086326X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen. Day brings the expeditions to life, expressing the desires that drove great sea captains deeper into turbulent waters searching for caches of spice, silks, and precious metals. Covers a wide variety of topics, including _ Seamen from eight nations _ The recovery of storm wrecked ships _ Diplomatic treaties _ Priority of discovery disputes _ Military and civil explorers and surveyors _ Topographical features _ Geographical terms and places _ Rivers and river system
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086326X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen. Day brings the expeditions to life, expressing the desires that drove great sea captains deeper into turbulent waters searching for caches of spice, silks, and precious metals. Covers a wide variety of topics, including _ Seamen from eight nations _ The recovery of storm wrecked ships _ Diplomatic treaties _ Priority of discovery disputes _ Military and civil explorers and surveyors _ Topographical features _ Geographical terms and places _ Rivers and river system
A History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia
Author: Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Author: Alan Day
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086519X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086519X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.
The Language of Discovery, Exploration and Settlement
Author: Nicholas Brownlees
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527542556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This volume offers the first fully-focused study on the language and discourse employed in historical accounts of discovery, exploration and settlement, stretching from the 16th to 19th centuries, and covering areas as far afield as the Americas, Africa, India, Australasia and the Arctic. In the examination of the discourse (and accompanying paratextual features when present), the contributors make use of qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to identify the manner in which the knowledge disseminators of the time adapted, created and exploited the language of the genre in which they were communicating to inform or persuade contemporary readers. The chapters focus, in particular, on six genres: namely, print news, manuscript correspondence, journals, dictionaries, travel books and geography schoolbooks. Knowledge dissemination is mediated through these six different genres, but, in each case, the genre in question conveys three common aspects of knowledge dissemination: the factual, the personal and the ideological. The focus is, as such, on how domain-specific knowledge is mediated in specialized and popularizing discourse in order to address different stakeholders.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527542556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This volume offers the first fully-focused study on the language and discourse employed in historical accounts of discovery, exploration and settlement, stretching from the 16th to 19th centuries, and covering areas as far afield as the Americas, Africa, India, Australasia and the Arctic. In the examination of the discourse (and accompanying paratextual features when present), the contributors make use of qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to identify the manner in which the knowledge disseminators of the time adapted, created and exploited the language of the genre in which they were communicating to inform or persuade contemporary readers. The chapters focus, in particular, on six genres: namely, print news, manuscript correspondence, journals, dictionaries, travel books and geography schoolbooks. Knowledge dissemination is mediated through these six different genres, but, in each case, the genre in question conveys three common aspects of knowledge dissemination: the factual, the personal and the ideological. The focus is, as such, on how domain-specific knowledge is mediated in specialized and popularizing discourse in order to address different stakeholders.
Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley
Author: John Gilmary Shea
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Maritime Exploration in the Age of Discovery, 1415-1800
Author: Ronald S. Love
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313086818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Despite earlier naval expeditions undertaken for reasons of diplomacy or trade, it wasn't until the early 1400s that European maritime explorers established sea routes through most of the globe's inhabited regions, uniting a divided earth into a single system of navigation. From the early Portuguese and Spanish quests for gold and glory, to later scientific explorations of land and culture, this new understanding of the world's geography created global trade, built empires, defined taste and alliances of power, and began the journey toward the cultural, political, and economic globalization in which we live today. Ronald Love's engaging narrative chapters guide the reader from Marco Polo's exploration of the Mongol empire to Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a Northern Passage, Henry Hudson's voyage to Greenland, the discovery of Tahiti, the perils of scurvy, mutiny, and warring empires, and the eventual extension of Western influence into almost every corner of the globe. Biographies and primary documents round out the work.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313086818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Despite earlier naval expeditions undertaken for reasons of diplomacy or trade, it wasn't until the early 1400s that European maritime explorers established sea routes through most of the globe's inhabited regions, uniting a divided earth into a single system of navigation. From the early Portuguese and Spanish quests for gold and glory, to later scientific explorations of land and culture, this new understanding of the world's geography created global trade, built empires, defined taste and alliances of power, and began the journey toward the cultural, political, and economic globalization in which we live today. Ronald Love's engaging narrative chapters guide the reader from Marco Polo's exploration of the Mongol empire to Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a Northern Passage, Henry Hudson's voyage to Greenland, the discovery of Tahiti, the perils of scurvy, mutiny, and warring empires, and the eventual extension of Western influence into almost every corner of the globe. Biographies and primary documents round out the work.
Maritime Discovery. A History of Nautical Exploration from the Earliest Times
Author: Charles Rathbone Low
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385468167
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385468167
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Labrador: Its Discovery, Exploration, and Development
Author: William Gilbert Gosling
Publisher: London : A. Rivers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
History from the time of the Norsemen to the early 20th century, with chapters on cartography, Northwest Passage, Eskimos, Moravian missions, boundary dispute and Dr. Grenfell.
Publisher: London : A. Rivers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
History from the time of the Norsemen to the early 20th century, with chapters on cartography, Northwest Passage, Eskimos, Moravian missions, boundary dispute and Dr. Grenfell.
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America
Author: Robin Inglis
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810864061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810864061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
A Book of Discovery
Author: Margaret Bertha Synge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description