THE PORTUGUESE PIONEERS

Blue cloth covers with the title in gilt to the spine. 352 pages. Three folding maps. A very 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.