America Magica
Subtitle: When Renaissance Europe Thought It Had Conquered Paradise (Anthem History)
Contributors: David Abulafia (Foreword); Monica Sandor (Translator)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: October 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781843312925
Subjects: Geographical discovery & exploration; c 1500 to c 1600; History; History - General History; History: American; Europe; The Americas; Europe - General; Renaissance; World - Colonial Studies; Americas (North Central South West Indies); Medieval; American; Discovery and exploration; Geographical myths; Spanish
First sentence: At the dawn of a new era, a great burst of energy impelled the explorers to undertake innovative scientific endeavours: they devoted themselves to understanding the logic of winds and ocean currents, to be initiated into the sciences of sailing, shipbuilding and astronomy and to use any and all sources that could provide them with new information on the geography of the planet.