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Producing the Pacific : maps and narratives of Spanish exploration (1567-1606) /

"Producing the Pacific offers the reader an interdisciplinary reading of the maps, narratives and rituals related to the three Spanish voyages to the South Pacific that took place between 1567 and 1606. These journeys were led by Alvaro de Mendana, Pedro Fernandez de Quiros and Isabel Barreto,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Camino, Mercedes Maroto
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; New York, N.Y. : Rodopi, ©2005.
Series:Portada hispánica ; 18.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations and Credit Lines; 1. Introduction: Imag(in)ing the Southern Continent, 1567
  • 1606; 2. Exploring the South Pacific; 3. Mapping the Pacific; 4. Performing the South Pacific; 5. Conclusion: Inventing, Performing and Practising: The Production of the Early Modern Pacific; Works Cited; Index