Empires :

Raudzens, George, 1938-

Empires : Europe and globalization, 1492-1788 / George Raudzens ; foreword by Jeremy Black. - Stroud, UK : Sutton Pub., 1999. - x, 214 p. : illus., maps ; hbk ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-202) and index.

The Vikings and early ocean travel --
Ships: creating Europe's ocean transports, 1000-1630 --
The sea frontiers of Portugal --
Hispanic frontiers in America --
The maritime ascendancy of the Dutch --
English colonists, 1607-92 --
The state colonization of France in North America --
The rise of the Anglo-Americans --
Conclusion.

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Europe--History--1492-1648.
Europe--History--1648-1789.
Europe--Colonies.

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