Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D

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Author

Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond), 1868-1955

Title

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work.

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E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

Explorers -- Portugal -- Biography

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18757

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18757

Release Date

July 4, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Heroes of the Nations. — Heroes of the Nations — PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR — PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
2. 2.C. RAYMOND BEAZLEY, M.A., F.R.G.S. — FELLOW OF MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD; GEOGRAPHICAL STUDENT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, 1894 — G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS — The Knickerbocker Press
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.LIST OF MAPS. [6] — Prince Henry The Navigator.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION. — THE GREEK AND ARABIC IDEAS OF THE WORLD, AS THE CHIEF INHERITANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MIDDLE AGES IN GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — EARLY CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS. — CIRCA 333-867.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. — VIKINGS OR NORTHMEN. — CIRCA 787-1066.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — THE CRUSADES AND LAND TRAVEL. — CIRCA 1100-1300.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. — MARITIME EXPLORATION. — CIRCA 1250-1410.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. — GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE IN CHRISTENDOM FROM THE FIRST CRUSADES. — CIRCA 1100-1460.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. — PORTUGAL TO 1400. — 1095-1400.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. — HENRY'S POSITION AND DESIGNS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST VOYAGES, 1410-15.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. — PRINCE HENRY AND THE CAPTURE OF CEUTA. — 1415.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. — HENRY'S SETTLEMENT AT SAGRES AND FIRST DISCOVERIES. — 1418-28.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. — CAPE BOJADOR AND THE AZORES. — 1428-1441.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. — HENRY'S POLITICAL LIFE. 1433-1441.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. — FROM BOJADOR TO CAPE VERDE. — 1441-5.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. — THE ARMADA OF 1445.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. — VOYAGES OF 1446-8.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV. — THE AZORES. — 1431-1460.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. — THE TROUBLES OF THE REGENCY AND THE FALL OF DON PEDRO. — 1440-9.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. — CADAMOSTO. — 1455-6.
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. — VOYAGES OF DIEGO GOMEZ. — 1458-60.
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX. — HENRY'S LAST YEARS AND DEATH. — 1458-60.
26. 26.CHAPTER XX. — THE RESULTS OF PRINCE HENRY'S WORK. — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.INDEX. — The Story of the Nations.
28. 28.Heroes of the Nations. — EDITED BY — EVELYN ABBOTT, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford .

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