This book presents a selection of oceanic charts dating from the 13th to the 17th century. Though to us they may appear rudimentary, they bear excellent witness to the achievements of the early European navigators, and to their determination to explore the very ends of the Earth. What the charts may lack in geographical accuracy they undoubtedly make up for in charm. And of course they are priceless historical records. Recounting the epic voyages of maritime exploration, from Erik the Red to Robert Peary, author Donald Wigal leads us on an exciting journey from Terra Incognita to the World As We Know It.
- CHAPTER I MAPS AND EXPLORING
- THE PORTOLANI: OLD NAUTICAL SEA-CHARTS
- BREAKING WITH TRADITIONAL CHURCH MAPPING
- FROM ICE TO IRON: PREHISTORY TO 300 B.C.
- EXPLORING BEGINS: 300 B.C. – 1000 A.D.
- COMING OUT OF THE DARK: 1000–1400
- PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD [10]
- CHAPTER II DISCOVERING NEW WORLDS, WEST AND EAST: 1400 – 1500
- SAILING OVER THE EDGE
- PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
- CHAPTER III BEYOND THE NEW WORLD: 1500 – 1550
- VASCO DE BALBOA
- FRANCISCO PIZARRO
- FERDINAND MAGELLAN
- CHARLES I, KING OF SPAIN
- HERNAN CORTES
- JACQUES CARTIER
- PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
- CHAPTER IV BRIDGING THE OCEANS: 1550 – 1600
- FRANCIS DRAKE
- MARTIN FROBISHER
- SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
- PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
- CHAPTER V THE RENAISSANCE OF DISCOVERY: 1600 – 1700
- HENRY HUDSON
- ABEL JANSZOON TASMAN
- PORTOLANI DURING THIS PERIOD
- CHAPTER VI SAILING TOWARDS THE MODERN WORLD: 1700 – 1900
- JAMES COOK
- JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE LA PEROUSE
- JOHN AND JAMES ROSS
- JOHN FRANKLIN
- JAMES KNIGHT
- WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY
- ROBERT PEARY
- ROALD AMUNDSEN
- CONCLUSION
- INDEX
- GLOSSARY
- FURTHER REFERENCE
- THE HISTORY OF EARLY NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- NOTES
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