Sir Humphrey Gilbert and the Elizabethan Expedition

Sir Humphrey Gilbert and the Elizabethan Expedition

Preparing for a Voyage

Probasco, Nathan J.

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

11/2021

285

Mole

Inglês

9783030572600

15 a 20 dias

391

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1. Introduction: A Single Oar.- 2. A Chronicle of European Exploration: Establishing Gilbert's Claim to North America.- 3. Diverse Texts for Diverse Audiences: The Promotional Literature of Gilbert's Expedition.- 4. Proving Cartography's Worth: The Maps of Gilbert's Expedition.- 5. Experience over Theory: The Nautical Science of Gilbert's Expedition.- 6. Competition Drives Innovation: Assembling Gilbert's Expedition.- 7. A New and Improved England: The Proposed Composition of Gilbert's Colony.- 8. Conclusion: The Mid-Elizabethan Transition.
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Atlantic world history;Maritime history;early modern exploration;U.S. Colonization;Elizabethan England;English America;transoceanic colonization;Age of Discovery;Empire studies;historical geography