Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology, by Peter C. Mancall
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Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology, edited by historian Peter C. Mancall, gathers key firsthand travel accounts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spanning diverse authors from Spain, France, Italy, England, China, andNorth Africa, it covers regions from Brazil to Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola to Vietnam. The collection offers a global perspective, including seldom-seen translations by non-European writers like Mughal Emperor Babur and Chinese chroniclerMa Huan. Featuring rare sixteenth-century illustrations, the anthology illuminates how early explorers and their contemporaries perceived unfamiliar cultures and landscapes during a pivotal era of world history.
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Oxford University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 0195155963
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Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology, edited by historian Peter C. Mancall, gathers key firsthand travel accounts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Spanning diverse authors from Spain, France, Italy, England, China, andNorth Africa, it covers regions from Brazil to Canada, China to Virginia, and Angola to Vietnam. The collection offers a global perspective, including seldom-seen translations by non-European writers like Mughal Emperor Babur and Chinese chroniclerMa Huan. Featuring rare sixteenth-century illustrations, the anthology illuminates how early explorers and their contemporaries perceived unfamiliar cultures and landscapes during a pivotal era of world history.
Very mild shelfwear.
Oxford University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 0195155963
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