Vanguard of empire : ships of exploration in the age of Columbus /

This book presents a portrait of the small vessels invented and refined in the shipyards of Spain and Portugal half a millennium ago. The author focuses on the advances in maritime technology that made the European conquest of the New World possible. Shipwrights worked by trial and error to make shi...

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Main Author:	Smith, Roger C. (Roger Craig) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©1993.
Subjects:	Ships > Portugal > History. Ships > Spain > History. Discoveries in geography > History. Columbus, Christopher. Navires > Portugal > Histoire. Navires > Espagne > Histoire. Découvertes géographiques > Histoire. Discoveries in geography. Ships. Portugal. Spain. Schiffbau Segelschiff Columbus, Christopher Discoveries in geography > History Ships > Portugal > History Ships > Spain > History Navires à voiles > Portugal > 16e siècle. Navires à voiles > Espagne > 16e siècle. Construction navale > Espagne > Histoire > 16e siècle. Construction navale > Portugal > Histoire > 16e siècle. Bateaux > Espagne > Histoire. Bateaux > Portugal > Histoire. Geschichte 1450-1550 Sailing ships > History Portugal Spain History.
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Call Number:		VM83 .S65 1993