Read The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402

The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402

Pierre Bontier

4.9/5 (12328 ratings)

Description:Excerpt from The Canarian, or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402:Spaniards and the Genoese not infrequently visited the Canaries for goats' ﬂesh, making their way by the west coast of Africa down to Cape Cantin, and so by a short traverse to Lanzarote or Fuerteventura. And while it is true that in this expedition originated that colonisation of the Canaries from which sprung their present European population, yet it is not correct to suppose, as hitherto it has been generally asserted, that the principal islands of the group then received for the first time the names which they at present bear. But in order that the reader may form an idea of the true position and value of this expedition in the history of discovery, it will be necessary to take a brief survey of what had been previously known of these islands. In the poems of Homer the ocean is treated as a river beyond which at the earth's confines were the Elysian fields which Hesiod and Pindar made to be surrounded by water, so that the habitations of the blest were transformed into islands, and hence, probably, originated the name of the Insulae Fortunata or Fortunate Islands. On this point Strabo says, lib. 3. The poets make mention of the Islands of the Blest, and we know that even now they are to be seen not far from the extremity of Mauritania, Opposite Grades (Cadiz). Now I say that those who pointed out these things were the Phoenicians.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402. To get started finding The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 133232486X

Description: Excerpt from The Canarian, or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402:Spaniards and the Genoese not infrequently visited the Canaries for goats' ﬂesh, making their way by the west coast of Africa down to Cape Cantin, and so by a short traverse to Lanzarote or Fuerteventura. And while it is true that in this expedition originated that colonisation of the Canaries from which sprung their present European population, yet it is not correct to suppose, as hitherto it has been generally asserted, that the principal islands of the group then received for the first time the names which they at present bear. But in order that the reader may form an idea of the true position and value of this expedition in the history of discovery, it will be necessary to take a brief survey of what had been previously known of these islands. In the poems of Homer the ocean is treated as a river beyond which at the earth's confines were the Elysian fields which Hesiod and Pindar made to be surrounded by water, so that the habitations of the blest were transformed into islands, and hence, probably, originated the name of the Insulae Fortunata or Fortunate Islands. On this point Strabo says, lib. 3. The poets make mention of the Islands of the Blest, and we know that even now they are to be seen not far from the extremity of Mauritania, Opposite Grades (Cadiz). Now I say that those who pointed out these things were the Phoenicians.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402. To get started finding The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402

The Canarian: or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402

More Books

The Canarian, Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402 by Messire Jean De Bethencourt, Kt. / Composed by Pierre Bontier and Jean Le Verrier ; 1872 [Leather Bound]

The Canarian, Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402 by Messire Jean De Bethencourt, Kt. / Composed by Pierre Bontier and Jean Le Verrier ; 1872 [Leather Bound]

Histoire de la première descouverte et conqueste des Canaries, faite dès l'an 1402 par messire Jean de Béthencourt, chambellan du roi Charles VI . Escrite du temps même par F. Pierre Bontier,... et Je

Histoire de la première descouverte et conqueste des Canaries, faite dès l'an 1402 par messire Jean de Béthencourt, chambellan du roi Charles VI . Escrite du temps même par F. Pierre Bontier,... et Je

The Canarian: Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the year 1402, by Messire Jean de Bethencourt, Kt (Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series) by Pierre Bontier (2010-06-03)

The Canarian: Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the year 1402, by Messire Jean de Bethencourt, Kt (Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series) by Pierre Bontier (2010-06-03)

The Canarian, or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year (Classic Reprint) by Pierre Bontier (2015-09-27)

The Canarian, or Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year (Classic Reprint) by Pierre Bontier (2015-09-27)

La conquéte et les conquérants des Iles Canaries: nouvelles recherches sur ... 1896 [Leather Bound]

La conquéte et les conquérants des Iles Canaries: nouvelles recherches sur ... 1896 [Leather Bound]

La conqu

La conqu

Histoire de la premiere descouuerte et conqueste des Canaries. : Faite dés l'an 1402. par messire Iean de Bethencourt, chambellan du Roy Charles VI. 1630 [Leather Bound]

Histoire de la premiere descouuerte et conqueste des Canaries. : Faite dés l'an 1402. par messire Iean de Bethencourt, chambellan du Roy Charles VI. 1630 [Leather Bound]