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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Heroes of the Nations.
Heroes of the Nations
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
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
BY
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
CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
LIST OF MAPS.[6]
Prince Henry The Navigator.
INTRODUCTION.
THE GREEK AND ARABIC IDEAS OF THE WORLD, AS THE CHIEF INHERITANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN MIDDLE AGES IN GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE.
CHAPTER I.
EARLY CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS.
CIRCA 333-867.
CHAPTER II.
VIKINGS OR NORTHMEN.
CIRCA 787-1066.
CHAPTER III.
THE CRUSADES AND LAND TRAVEL.
CIRCA 1100-1300.
CHAPTER IV.
MARITIME EXPLORATION.
CIRCA 1250-1410.
CHAPTER V.
GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE IN CHRISTENDOM FROM THE FIRST CRUSADES.
CIRCA 1100-1460.
CHAPTER VI.
PORTUGAL TO 1400.
1095-1400.
CHAPTER VII.
HENRY'S POSITION AND DESIGNS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST VOYAGES, 1410-15.
CHAPTER VIII.
PRINCE HENRY AND THE CAPTURE OF CEUTA.
1415.
CHAPTER IX.
HENRY'S SETTLEMENT AT SAGRES AND FIRST DISCOVERIES.
1418-28.
CHAPTER X.
CAPE BOJADOR AND THE AZORES.
1428-1441.
CHAPTER XI.
HENRY'S POLITICAL LIFE. 1433-1441.
CHAPTER XII.
FROM BOJADOR TO CAPE VERDE.
1441-5.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE ARMADA OF 1445.
CHAPTER XIV.
VOYAGES OF 1446-8.
CHAPTER XV.
THE AZORES.
1431-1460.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE TROUBLES OF THE REGENCY AND THE FALL OF DON PEDRO.
1440-9.
CHAPTER XVII.
CADAMOSTO.
1455-6.
CHAPTER XVIII.
VOYAGES OF DIEGO GOMEZ.
1458-60.
CHAPTER XIX.
HENRY'S LAST YEARS AND DEATH.
1458-60.
CHAPTER XX.
THE RESULTS OF PRINCE HENRY'S WORK.
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX.
The Story of the Nations.
Heroes of the Nations.
EDITED BY
EVELYN ABBOTT, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.
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