Project Gutenberg 2006-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 233 Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond) 1868 1955 Beazley, Charles Raymond Beazley, C. R. (Charles Raymond) Beazley, Raymond, Sir Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery" by C. Raymond Beazley is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book centers on Prince Henry of Portugal, who is often credited with advancing the Age of Discovery through his support of exploration along the African coast. It also explores the broader context of medieval geographical knowledge and the role of Christian Europe in the development of navigation. The opening of the work presents a detailed preface that highlights its dual focus: it aims to recount both the life of Prince Henry and the progression of geographical understanding leading up to his era. It emphasizes the historical narrative of exploration as a thread through Christian Europe, illustrating how Prince Henry’s pursuits represent a significant turning point in this ongoing saga. The text stresses Henry's remarkable contributions to maritime exploration while setting the stage for the transformation of European awareness and knowledge of the wider world, particularly through the advancement of maritime navigation techniques that would define later periods of exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Discoveries in geography Geography, Medieval Henry, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460 Explorers -- Portugal -- Biography G Text Biographies Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Travel & Geography 680167 679733 2024-10-08T09:39:41.389900 2023-09-08T10:56:26.681259 text/html text/html 672777 2006-07-04T14:58:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6989615 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6939055 2024-10-08T09:39:57.781791 application/epub+zip 6939222 2024-10-08T09:39:46.779850 application/epub+zip 328932 2024-10-08T09:39:44.595837 application/epub+zip 7187398 2024-10-08T09:40:05.365754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7118430 2024-10-08T09:39:55.430798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449289 2022-09-09T05:39:11.218148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568747 568664 2024-10-08T09:39:39.268877 2023-09-08T10:56:24.933251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 568433 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217715 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568535 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217597 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22821 2024-10-08T09:40:05.573729 application/rdf+xml 25284 2024-10-08T09:39:45.232849 image/jpeg 4594 2024-10-08T09:39:44.923835 image/jpeg 7210850 2024-10-08T09:39:41.660851 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia