Misfortunes and shipwrecks in the seas of the Indies, islands, and mainland of the ocean sea, 1513-1548

These tales of seafaring and shipwrecks have been translated into English from Oviedo's 16th-century reports on the perils and disasters experienced by travellers to and from the New World. These narratives contain important information about colonial navigation, meteorology, geography, shipping, trade routes, and sociology.

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Editions

1

Pages

210

ISBN

9780813035406

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