English Seamen Under the Tudors, Том 1This is the first in a two-volume series on the maritime and naval capacities under the various Tudor monarchs. This volume begins with a brief history of primitive shipping in Britain, and continues through the reign of Henry VIII and Sir Walter Raleigh's voyage to Virginia in the late 16th century. |
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| Название | English Seamen Under the Tudors, Том 1 English Seamen Under the Tudors, Henry Richard Fox Bourne [Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ] |
| Автор | Henry Richard Fox Bourne |
| Издатель | R. Bentley, 1868 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Мичиганский университет |
| Оцифровано | 15 дек 2006 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 320 |
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