Misfortunes and Shipwrecks in the Seas of the Indies, Islands, and Mainland of the Ocean Sea (1513-1548) : Book Fifty of the General and Natural History of the Indies /

These tales of seafaring and shipwrecks have been translated into English from Oviedo's 16th-century reports on the perils and disasters experienced by travellers to and from the New World. These narratives contain important information about colonial navigation, meteorology, geography, shippin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernández de Oviedo y Valdes, Gonzalo, 1478-1557
Other Authors: Dille, Glen F., 1940-2019
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Shipwrecks.
Discoveries in geography > Spanish.
Naufrages > Caraïbes (Region) > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Naufrages > Espagne > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Shipwrecks > Spain > History > 16th century.
Shipwrecks > Caribbean Area > History > 16th century.
Spain.
Caribbean Area.
America.
Espagne > Histoire navale > 16e siecle.
Amerique > Decouverte et exploration espagnoles > Ouvrages avant 1800.
America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Early works to 1800.
Spain > History, Naval > 16th century.
Naval history.
History.
Early works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:These tales of seafaring and shipwrecks have been translated into English from Oviedo's 16th-century reports on the perils and disasters experienced by travellers to and from the New World. These narratives contain important information about colonial navigation, meteorology, geography, shipping, trade routes, and sociology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (252 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813045702

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