Newton, Arthur Percival, 1873-1942,

The great age of discovery. - New York, B. Franklin [1970] - xi, 230 p. illus., maps, ports. 23 cm. - Literature of discovery, exploration & geography series, 6 Burt Franklin research & source works series, 563. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction--the transition from the medieval to the modern age, by A. P. Newton.--Spanish civilisation in the great age of discovery, by A. Pastor.--Vasco da Gama and the way to the Indies, by E. Prestage.--Christopher Columbus and his first voyage, by A. P. Newton.--Asia or mundus novus? By A. P. Newton.--The first explorers of the North American coast, by H. P. Biggar.--The search for a western passage, by H. J. Wood.--The first circumnavigation, by J. A. Williamson.--The northern passages, by E. G. R. Taylor.

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Discoveries in geography.


America--Discovery and exploration.
Spain--History--Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516.

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