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Author:   Al M. Rocca
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9781476687551

ISBN 10:   1476687552
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   24 February 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Maps Foreword by Ilaria Luzzana Caraci 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, São 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 João II (Portugal), 1483–1485 Columbus Builds a Transatlantic Concept The Toscanelli Letter and Atlantic Geography Portuguese Atlantic Exploration Muslim Expansion in Africa and King João’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 Fra 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 Pérez, 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

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"""Rocca does an excellent job showing the moral quagmire in which Columbus found himself. Here I see a man with a moral compass having to deal with the Amerindians' cultural history of slavery, the destruction of La Navidad, and Spanish leaders entrusted to carry out Columbus's rule to treat natives fairly and humanely.""--Robert Stevens, University of Texas at Tyler ""Rocca identifies the most scientifically significant topics and expresses even difficult ideas with clarity; even the geographical maps that accompany the text are excellent from every point of view: clear, easy to understand and created with great geographical competence.""--Carla Masetti, University of Rome, Tres ""Rocca's book focuses on Columbus's life and voyages prior to 1492 with the goal of determining how his idea of sailing west to reach Asia originated and evolved. ... [He] contends that Columbus, during his voyages in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, used his observations to develop a model for how the winds and currents circulated. This knowledge made sailing west across the Atlantic to reach Asia feasible... Rocca draws on many primary and secondary sources to support his conclusion...persuasive...recommended""--Choice ""Mapping Christopher Columbus is a valuable addition to the literature. In great detail, Rocca explains how Columbus became certain that he could reach the Orient by sailing west.""--Simonetta Conti, professor emeritus, University of Campania, Italy ""By showing the evolving conceps of geography available to Columbus, Rocca's Mapping Christopher Columbus provides a wonderful background to his voyages. It should be read by all those interested in the man.""--Carol Delaney, author, Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem ""Rocca demonstrates through in-depth analysis that it was essentially the navigation experiences before the first transatlantic voyage that allowed Columbus to build and improve, little by little, his project Mapping Christopher Columbus is a new, significant, and useful contribution to Colombian historiography""--Ilaria Caraci, University of Rome, Tres ""A valuable addition to the literature about Columbus. I have read [Samuel Eliot] Morison's book and the works of many others, but none of them fully explain how Columbus became so certain that he could reach the Orient by sailing west. You do.""--Joe Scafetta, author, The True and Complete Story of Christopher Columbus"

"""Rocca does an excellent job showing the moral quagmire in which Columbus found himself. Here I see a man with a moral compass having to deal with the Amerindians' cultural history of slavery, the destruction of La Navidad, and Spanish leaders entrusted to carry out Columbus's rule to treat natives fairly and humanely.""--Robert Stevens, University of Texas at Tyler ""Rocca identifies the most scientifically significant topics and expresses even difficult ideas with clarity; even the geographical maps that accompany the text are excellent from every point of view: clear, easy to understand and created with great geographical competence.""--Carla Masetti, University of Rome, Tres ""Mapping Christopher Columbus is a valuable addition to the literature. In great detail, Rocca explains how Columbus became certain that he could reach the Orient by sailing west.""--Simonetta Conti, professor emeritus, University of Campania, Italy ""By showing the evolving conceps of geography available to Columbus, Rocca's Mapping Christopher Columbus provides a wonderful background to his voyages. It should be read by all those interested in the man.""--Carol Delaney, author, Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem ""Rocca demonstrates through in-depth analysis that it was essentially the navigation experiences before the first transatlantic voyage that allowed Columbus to build and improve, little by little, his project Mapping Christopher Columbus is a new, significant, and useful contribution to Colombian historiography""--Ilaria Caraci, University of Rome, Tres ""A valuable addition to the literature about Columbus. I have read [Samuel Eliot] Morison's book and the works of many others, but none of them fully explain how Columbus became so certain that he could reach the Orient by sailing west. You do.""--Joe Scafetta, author, The True and Complete Story of Christopher Columbus"

A valuable addition to the literature about Columbus. I have read [Samuel Eliot] Morison's book and the works of many others, but none of them fully explain how Columbus became so certain that he could reach the Orient by sailing west. You do. --Joe Scafetta, author, The True and Complete Story of Christopher Columbus

Author Information

Al M. Rocca is a professor emeritus of history and education at Simpson University in Redding, California. He has taught as an adjunct professor in history and geography at California State University, Monterey Bay. He served as editor of the Social Studies Review (California Council for the Social Studies) for many years and served as a member on several statewide committees constructing or reviewing history and social science educational materials and programs. He lives in Chico, California.

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