Iberian Visions of the Pacific Ocean, 1507-1899
ISBN-13:
9781137304704
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
24.10.2014
Seiten:
292
Autor:
R. Buschmann
Gewicht:
454 g
Format:
216x142x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In this work, Buschmann incorporates neglected Spanish visions into the European perceptions of the emerging Pacific world. The book argues that Spanish diplomats and intellectuals attempted to create an intellectual link between the Americas and the Pacific Ocean.
In this work, Buschmann incorporates neglected Spanish visions into the European perceptions of the emerging Pacific world. The book argues that Spanish diplomats and intellectuals attempted to create an intellectual link between the Americas and the Pacific Ocean.
Introduction 1. On Shrinking Continents and Expanding Oceans 2. On Chronometers, Cartography, and Curiosity 3. On Narrating the Pacific 4. On Useful Information 5. On History and Hydrography 6. On the Rediscovery of the Americas Epilogue: On the Lingering Spanish Lake Bibliography Endnotes