Mapping Christopher Columbus : an historical geography of his early life to 1492 /
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| Author / Creator: | Rocca, A. Mario, 1949- author. |
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| Imprint: | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023] |
| Description: | x, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12956034 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Youth and Early Adventures, 1451-1476
- Young Columbus in the World of Genoese Mediterranean Mercantilism
- The Expanding Mediterranean World of Columbus
- Columbus Enters the Atlantic Ocean
- 2. The Ottoman Threat, 1453-1481
- Muslim (Ottoman) Expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Genoese Colonies in the Black Sea Fall to Ottomans
- Ottoman Atrocities and an Attack on Italy
- 3. History of Atlantic Exploratory Expansion
- Atlantic Exploratory Voyages, Stage 1: Phoenician
- Atlantic Exploratory Voyages, Stage 2: Roman Expansion of the Mediterranean and Extension into the Atlantic
- Atlantic Exploratory Voyages, Stage 3A: Medieval (Vikings)
- Atlantic Exploratory Voyages, Stage 3B: Medieval (Genoa and Venice)
- Atlantic Exploratory Voyages, Stage 4: North Atlantic Fishing and Zones of Opportunity
- 4. Columbus Explores the North Atlantic, 1476-1478
- Columbus in Portugal and His Life in Lisbon
- Columbus Sails North to England, 1476 or 1477
- Columbus and the Five Zones of Habitation
- From England to Iceland and Beyond, 1477
- Did Columbus Sail to Iceland?
- Is Thule Really Greenland?
- The Problem with Ancient and Medieval Translations
- 5. Marriage, Madeira, Porto Santo, and the African Coast, 1478-1481
- Columbus Heads South
- Columbus Marries
- The Importance of the Islands of Porto Santo and Madeira
- The Enterprise to the Indies Is Conceived
- 1482 and the Psychology of Discovery
- The African Coast, Sao Jorge da Mina, and the Equatorial Region
- The Alonso Sánchez Mystery, 1482
- 6. Columbus and Slavery Before 1492
- Questions to Frame the Discussion
- Slavery in the 15th Century
- Columbus's Early Experience with Slavery
- New World Indigenous Slavery Before Columbus
- Columbus and Slavery, 1492
- 7. The Toscanelli Map and King Joao II (Portugal), 1483-1485
- Columbus Builds a Transatlantic Concept
- The Toscanelli Letter and Atlantic Geography
- Portuguese Atlantic Exploration
- Muslim Expansion in Africa and King Jodo's Response
- 8. Columbus Builds His Cartographic Support
- Christopher and Bartholomew Columbus's Mapmaking Business
- The Ptolemy World Map and the Size of Asia
- 1452 Leardo Map
- 1457 Genoese Map
- 1459 Era Mauro Map
- Toscanelli Map and the Small Earth Concept
- Antillia and the Pareto Chart
- 9. Columbus Wins Approval from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, 1485-1492
- Columbus Moves to Spain
- Columbus Meets Ferdinand and Isabella Again
- Columbus Back in Portugal and the Dias Voyage
- Friar Juan Perez, the Martellus Map, and the Behaim Globe
- The Columbus Plan and Atlantic Zones of Opportunity
- A New Plan and a New Approach, 1489-1492
- Expected Zones of First Contact
- 10. Columbus's Geographic Perspectives on the Eve of His 1492 Voyage
- Columbian View of the Atlantic World
- Perceptions of a Columbian Exchange
- A Future for Social Globalism
- The Problem of Geographic Complexity
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Notes
- Sources and Bibliography
- Index
