World Encompassed - The First European Maritime Empires C.800-1650

List of contents

List of Maps; List of Illustrations; References and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Norse 2. The Hanse 3. The Venetian Republic 4. The Genoese Republic 5. Portugal 6. Spain 7. Holland 8. France 9. England; Conclusion; Index

About the author

G. V. Scammell

Summary

In this authoritative study, first published in 1981, Geoffrey Scammell traces the course of European expansion between around 800 and 1650, during which time the world known to western Europeans was enlarged in a way unparalleled before or since.

Product details

• Authors: G. V. Scammell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138499348
• ISBN: 978-1-138-49934-8
• No. of pages: 556
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: World Empires; Routledge Library Editions: World Empires
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europe, European History, HISTORY / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism