THE PORTUGUESE PIONEERS

Blue cloth covers with the title in gilt to the spine. 352 pages. Three folding maps. Dust jacket with some edge wear.  Name in ink on fep as well as ffep. Some netting of the binding visible between the front endpage and the first title page. Still a  good copy.

Contents:The royal and merchant navy, and early voyages -- The expedition to Ceuta. The aims of Henry the navigaor -- Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores -- From Bojador to Cape Verde -- Voyages from 1445 to 1448 -- First voyage of Alvise da Cadamosto -- Second voyage of Cadamosto. Diogo Gomes and Antonio da Noli. Discovery of the Cape Verde Islands -- Life at Ceuta. The conquest of Alcacer. Henry's death and character -- The twenty years after Prince Henry's death -- Progress under John II. The voyages of Diogo Cao. The search for Preseter John. The voyage of Bartholomew Dias -- Westward exploration -- The first voyage of Vasco da Gama -- North Americ, Brazil and the Orient -- Navigation, cartography, ships and seamen. Subjects: Explorers Portugal. Voyages and travels. Discoveries in geography Portuguese. Portugal History Period of discoveries, 1385-1580.