Book of the week

The point where we are
Travels and travelers in the history of expansion and conquest (Portugal, 15th and 16th centuries)

Author Paulo Miceli
Area of ​​interest: History.

Synopsis: The history of the voyages of discovery is one of those themes in which abundance and scarcity coexist; the first, represented by countless works dedicated to reestablishing the precise composition of armadas, tracing routes or the technical knowledge applied by navigators; scarcity, such as the multiplicity of aspects little or not explored by researchers, mainly those relating to the trip itself, or everyday life on board ships.

ISBN: 978-85-268-0786-0 – Technical data: 4th edition, 2008, 232 pages; format: 14 X 21 cm. – Price: R$ 27,50.