British Maritime Enterprise in the New World

From the Late Fifteenth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century (Studies in British History)

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British Maritime Enterprise in the New World

From the Late Fifteenth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century (Studies in British History)

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A comprehensive survey of voyages by British seamen to North, Central and S. America, in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Arctic.

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Edwin Mellen Press
Language
English
Pages
619

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. xiii
Abbreviations. xv
Preface by Professor John Fisher. xvii
Introduction: motives, ships, navigation, conditions on board. 1
PART 1 The West Indies and Spanish Main. 31
PART 2 North America. 231
PART 3 The South Atlantic and the South Sea. 329
Epilogue. Falkland Isles, Terra Australis Incognita, the North-West Passage, 19th-c. scientists and naval seamen Page 544
Bibliography. 559
Index. 581

Edition Notes

Extensive bibliography of manuscripts and printed works in English and Spanish, with footnotes. Index of places, persons and ships' names.

Published in
Lewiston, New York, USA
Series
Studies in British History, v. 57
Copyright Date
1999

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Library of Congress
E127 .B72 1999

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xix, 600
Number of pages
619
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.5 x 1.6 inches
Weight
2.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8078347M
Internet Archive
britishmaritimee00brad
ISBN 10
0773478663
ISBN 13
9780773478664
LCCN
99043628
OCLC/WorldCat
42290563
Goodreads
1659101

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