The discoveries of the Portuguese made an impact on every area of human endeavour, as shown in the broad scope and trans-discliplinary nature of the papers collected here. They include a biography of Prince Henry the Navigator, a history of the Maldive Islands, and studies of the movement of populations, the technologies of ship-building, and of astronomical navigation, as well as a computer analysis of Joao de Barros' Decadas .
| ISBN: | 9780856685712 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 1991 |
| Author: | Tom Earle |
| Publisher: | Aris & Phillips Ltd an imprint of Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics |
| Genres: |
General and world history |