Portuguese Encounters with the World in the Age of the Discoveries – serie
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East Africa
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2002
2904 kr
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The Portuguese appear to have been the first European visitors to encounter East Africa, with the arrival of a lone traveller, Pero da Covilham, in c.1491. Covilham left no account of his experiences, so Vasco da Gama had little idea of what to expect when he led his first voyage to the region in …
China and Macau
Av Clive Willis
Häftad, 2017
897 kr
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In 1513 the Portuguese became the first Europeans to establish a maritime route to China. Their motives were a combination of a quest for trade and territory, and a desire to promote Christianity in the region. This anthology of translated extracts of first-hand accounts by contemporary travellers, …
China and Macau
Av Clive Willis
Inbunden, 2002
1434 kr
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In 1513 the Portuguese became the first Europeans to establish a maritime route to China. Their motives were a combination of a quest for trade and territory, and a desire to promote Christianity in the region. This anthology of translated extracts of first-hand accounts by contemporary travellers, …
