Discovery and empire the French in the South Seas
It was not until the eighteenth century that France began sending mariners to the southern oceans on a regular basis, and by that time a new maritime power had begun to emerge: Great Britain. Together, these two nations would play a decisive role in determining the configuration of these little know...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Adelaide :
The University of Adelaide Press
2013.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430348506719 |
| Summary: | It was not until the eighteenth century that France began sending mariners to the southern oceans on a regular basis, and by that time a new maritime power had begun to emerge: Great Britain. Together, these two nations would play a decisive role in determining the configuration of these little known parts of the globe, and particularly of the Pacific, which had for so long been the almost exclusive preserve of Spain. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) Also issued in print |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
