Publication date

1984

Topics

Great Britain, England, Großbritannien, English maritime exploration, 1480-1630, Compagnies de colonisation, Colonial companies, British colonies, Imperialisme, Commerce, Kolonie, Kolonialismus, Seeschifffahrt, Seehandel, Imperium, Siedlungsgang, Great Britain -- Commerce -- History, Viajes, Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 17th century, Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 16th century, Grande-Bretagne -- Commerce -- Histoire, Great Britain -- History -- 1485-, Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1485-, Grande-Bretagne -- Colonies -- Histoire, Gro©britannien

Publisher

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press

Collection

trent_university; internetarchivebooks; printdisabled

Contributor

Internet Archive

Language

English

Item Size

2.1G

ix, 394 pages : 24 cm

Explains the course of English overseas expansion and the beginning of the overseas empire

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-377) and index

1. Early ventures 1480-1550 -- 2. The northeast -- 3. From Muscovy to Persia -- 4. The Levant -- 5. Western Africa -- 6. The Caribbean -- 7. Beyond the equinoctial -- 8. Northwest with Frobisher and Davis -- 9. Gilbert's ventures -- 10. Roanoke -- 11. The sea-war 1585-1603 -- 12. The East India Company -- 13. The West Indies 1585-1630 -- 14. North America 1591-1630 -- 15. North and Northwest 1602-32 -- 16. Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index

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