Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Probasco, Nathan J.
Titre(s) : Sir Humphrey Gilbert and the Elizabethan expedition [Texte imprimé] : preparing for a voyage / Nathan J. Probasco
Échelle(s) : [Echelle non déterminable]
Coordonnées géographiques : W 59°25' - W 52°42' / N 51°37' - N 46°39'
Publication : Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X-285 p.) ; 22 cm
Comprend : 1. Introduction: A Single Oar ; 2. A Chronicle of European Exploration: Establishing
Gilbert's Claim to North America ; 3. Diverse Texts for Diverse Audiences: The Promotional
Literature of Gilbert's Expedition ; 4. Proving Cartography's Worth: The Maps of
Gilbert's Expedition ; 5. Experience over Theory: The Nautical Science of Gilbert's
Expedition ; 6. Competition Drives Innovation: Assembling Gilbert's Expedition ;
7. A New and Improved England: The Proposed Composition of Gilbert's Colony ; 8.
Conclusion: The Mid-Elizabethan Transition.
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. p. 255-276. Index
This book examines the 1583 voyage of Sir Humphrey Gilbert to North America. This
was England's first attempt at colonization beyond the British Isles, yet it has not
been subject to thorough scholarly analysis for more than 70 years. An exhaustive
examination of the voyage reveals the complexity and preparedness of this and similar
early modern colonizing expeditions. Prominent Elizabethans assisted Gilbert by researching
and investing in his expedition: the Printing Revolution was critical to their plans,
as Gilberts supporters traveled throughout England with promotional literature proving
Englands claim to North America. Gilberts experts used maps and charts to publicize
and navigate, while his pilots experimented with new navigating tools and practices.
Though he failed to establish a settlement, Gilbert created a blueprint for later
Stuart colonizers who achieved his vision of a British Empire in the Western Hemisphere.
This book clarifies the role of cartography, natural science, and promotional literature
in Elizabethan colonization and elucidates the preparation stages of early modern
colonizing voyages
Sujet(s) : Gilbert, Humphrey (Sir ; 1539?-1583)
Récits de voyages -- Amérique du Nord -- 16e siècle
Colonies britanniques -- Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (Canada)
Géographie historique
Sujet(s) géographique(s) :
Terre-Neuve, Île de (Terre-Neuve, Canada)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030572570 (rel.). - ISBN 3030572587. - ISBN 3030572579 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46599923b
Notice n° :
FRBNF46599923
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