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In this programme Professor J.H. Parry discusses the basic facts about fifteenth and sixteenth century voyages of discovery. Why was it at this particular period that men discovered that every coun...try in the world that possesses a coastline is accessible by sea from every other country? Why was it not until then that men discovered that all the seas of the world are connected one with another by navigable passages? Why was it European seamen who revealed these basic facts about the interconnected world in which we live? These questions are obviously crucial to a study of fifteenth and sixteenth century exploration, and Professor Parry also discusses the extent to which European explorers - even the best and most adventurous of them - depended on encountering and making use of local networks of maritime communication. The European contribution was not to develop them, but to link these local networks together across the oceans.
In this programme Professor J.H. Parry discusses the basic facts about fifteenth and sixteenth century voyages of discovery. Why was it at this particular period that men discovered that every coun...try in the world that possesses a coastline is accessible by sea from every other country? Why was it not until then that men discovered that all the seas of the world are connected one with another by navigable passages? Why was it European seamen who revealed these basic facts about the interconnected world in which we live? These questions are obviously crucial to a study of fifteenth and sixteenth century exploration, and Professor Parry also discusses the extent to which European explorers - even the best and most adventurous of them - depended on encountering and making use of local networks of maritime communication. The European contribution was not to develop them, but to link these local networks together across the oceans.
| Module code and title: | A201, Renaissance and Reformation |
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| Item code: | A201; 02 |
| Recording date: | 1971-05-27 |
| First transmission date: | 24-01-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:25 |
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| Producer: | John Selwyn Gilbert |
| Contributor: | J H Parry |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | 15th & 16th century voyages of discovery; European explorers; Maritime communication |
| Master spool number: | TLN21FM193J |
| Production number: | TLN21FM193J |
| Available to public: | no |
