The English re-discovery: Central America according to privateer travel logs

<p>This paper examines the epistemological shift that took place in England during the 17th Century and how it was reflected in piratical and buccaneer travel logs. It explores the practices of visualization and space in quest of knowledge, in the narrative of three privateers who crisscrossed...

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Main Author: J. Manuel Gómez
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2012-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Letras da UFF
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Online Access:http://www.cadernosdeletras.uff.br/index.php/cadernosdeletras/article/view/462