The discoveries of the Portuguese made an impact on every area of human endeavour, as shown in the broad scope and trans-discliplinary nature of the papers collected here. They include a biography of Prince Henry the Navigator, a history of the Maldive Islands, and studies of the movement of populations, the technologies of ship-building, and of astronomical navigation, as well as a computer analysis of Joao de Barros' Decadas .
- ISBN10 0856685712
- ISBN13 9780856685712
- Publish Date 1 October 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Aris & Phillips Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English