Sir Humphrey Gilbert and the Elizabethan Expedition : Preparing for a Voyage
2020 ed.
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
3030572609
ISBN-13
9783030572600
Edition
2020 ed.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 21st, 2021
Print length
285 Pages
Ksh 14,400.00
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This book examines the 1583 voyage of Sir Humphrey Gilbert to North America. Prominent Elizabethans assisted Gilbert by researching and investing in his expedition: the Printing Revolution was critical to their plans, as Gilbert’s supporters traveled throughout England with promotional literature proving England’s claim to North America.
This book examines the 1583 voyage of Sir Humphrey Gilbert to North America. This was England''s first attempt at colonization beyond the British Isles, yet it has not been subject to thorough scholarly analysis for more than 70 years. An exhaustive examination of the voyage reveals the complexity and preparedness of this and similar early modern colonizing expeditions. Prominent Elizabethans assisted Gilbert by researching and investing in his expedition: the Printing Revolution was critical to their plans, as Gilbert''s supporters traveled throughout England with promotional literature proving England''s claim to North America. Gilbert''s experts used maps and charts to publicize and navigate, while his pilots experimented with new navigating tools and practices.
Though he failed to establish a settlement, Gilbert created a blueprint for later Stuart colonizers who achieved his vision of a British Empire in the Western Hemisphere. This book clarifies the role of cartography, natural science, and promotional literature in Elizabethan colonization and elucidates the preparation stages of early modern colonizing voyages.
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