The story of John Cabot's voyage from Bristol to North America in "The Matthew", and of preparations for a 500th-anniversary voyage in a full-sized replica ship in May 1997. The book is part historical detective work and part insight into life in the great age of discovery in the late-15th century.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Illustrationen
40 colour photographs, 4 b&w illustrations
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-563-38764-0 (9780563387640)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The sea trials - selecting the crew and re-learning lost skills; Cabot's world - the race to find the sea route to Cathay; the life and times of John Cabot - the extraordinary life of Columbus's little-known contemporary; the dinosaurs of the Middle Ages - the evolution of the great sailing ships; designing Cabot's caravel - designing "The Matthew"; building "The Matthew" - first-time reconstruciton of a 15th-century caravel; across the Western Sea - the evidence for early European visits to America; voyages of discovery (the race for Cipango) - 1497 - Cabot's successful voyage to North America in "The Matthew"; the fateful voyage of 1498 - the mystery of Cabot's lost fleet; the aftermath - what did Cabot achieve and what were the consequences for the Native Americans?
