REFLECTIONS Upon some Navigational and Hydrographic Problems of the XVth Century Related to the Voyage of Bartolomeu Dias, 1487-88
Published by Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisboa, 1988
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**WATERS (David W.)** *REFLECTIONS Upon some Navigational and Hydrographic Problems of the XVth Century Related to the Voyage of Bartolomeu Dias, 1487-88*. Série de separatas 201. Lisboa: Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, 1988. ¶ 348 pp.: il.; 295 mm. ¶ Brochado, manchas, acidez. ¶ [EN] Paperback; stains, acidity. ¶ Separata. Estudo publicado em 1988, ano das comemorações do V centenário da viagem de Bartolomeu Dias, dedicado aos problemas de navegação e de hidrografia que se colocavam aos pilotos portugueses no final do século XV. O autor analisa as condições de vento e de corrente do Atlântico Sul, os métodos de determinação da posição no mar e os conhecimentos náuticos disponíveis, à luz dos quais procura compreender a derrota seguida por Dias na viagem de 1487–1488 que levou à passagem do Cabo da Boa Esperança. Ilustrado. Publicado pelo Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, através do Centro de Estudos de História e Cartografia Antiga. Invulgar. ¶ [EN] Offprint. Study published in 1988, the year of the 500th anniversary of Bartolomeu Dias' voyage, dedicated to the navigation and hydrography problems faced by Portuguese pilots at the end of the 15th century. The author analyzes the wind and current conditions of the South Atlantic, the methods of determining position at sea, and the available nautical knowledge, in light of which he seeks to understand the route followed by Dias on the 1487–1488 voyage that led to the passage of the Cape of Good Hope. Illustrated. Published by the Institute of Tropical Scientific Research, through the Center for Studies in History and Ancient Cartography. Uncommon. ¶ ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate. …
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- REFLECTIONS Upon some Navigational and Hydrographic Problems of the XVth Century Related to the Voyage of Bartolomeu Dias, 1487-88
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- WATERS (David W.)
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- Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisboa
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- 1988
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