RHETOR 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Jean Ribault, Gaspard Ii De Coligny, Classical Antiquity
16 Apr 2017
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Admiral coligny, jean ribault, and the east coast of north america. Argument: the geographical exploration was a crucial aspect of the colonial enterprise of the french, which is one often underrated in comparison to the strategic and religious factors. European visitors fell in two distinct categories (1) trans-atlantic travelers who sailed to iberian possessions (2) group of mariners who went to northern parts of the new. Each utilized a well-established ocean highway between new england and florida during first half of 16th c. Because of these sailing patterns, europeans rarely explored the coast. South sea discovered by calcao a decade ago provided stimulus for the later french and english searches for a passage to the. By the 1560s, european geographic knowledge was only beginning to emerge as a field of inquiry based on observation. Influenced by theory from both (1) classical antiquity and (2) biblical tradition. During this era, many maps referred the northern section of north.
