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A Treatyse of the Newe India: With Other New Founde Landes and Ilandes, Aswell Eastwarde as Westwarde, as They Are Knowen and Found in These Oure Dayes, After the Descripcion of Sebastian Munster in H
Explore early maps and traveler’s accounts of the New World, where riches and distant lands drove bold voyages.
This edition presents a historical voice that describes the age of exploration as Europeans learned of new lands, peoples, and commodities. It follows the stories of explorers and rulers, tracing how reports of gold, spices, and strange creatures shaped maps, plans, and political ambitions, without venturing beyond the premise of those early narratives.
Discover how early writers frame the “newe founde landes” and the routes traders followed See the kinds of places and peoples described, from islands to great cities and distant realms Understand how wealth, geography, and myth influenced travel and empire-building Get a sense of the style and concerns of early modern travel writing Ideal for readers of early exploration, cartography, and historical travel narratives who want a window into how the world was imagined then.
This edition presents a historical voice that describes the age of exploration as Europeans learned of new lands, peoples, and commodities. It follows the stories of explorers and rulers, tracing how reports of gold, spices, and strange creatures shaped maps, plans, and political ambitions, without venturing beyond the premise of those early narratives.
Discover how early writers frame the “newe founde landes” and the routes traders followed See the kinds of places and peoples described, from islands to great cities and distant realms Understand how wealth, geography, and myth influenced travel and empire-building Get a sense of the style and concerns of early modern travel writing Ideal for readers of early exploration, cartography, and historical travel narratives who want a window into how the world was imagined then.
205 pages, Hardcover
Published August 24, 2018
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