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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Brief Somme of Geographia, which Dothe Treat o all Partes and Provinces of the Worlde and Specially of Countreis Lately Dyscovered by your Maiestie and by Themperour Charles of that Name the Vth and of the Kynges of Portugall and Spayne (So Described in the Introductory Letter to Henry VIII), by Roger Barlo, ff. 1-101 |
| Reference | Royal 18 B XXVIII |
| Library | The British Library |
| Date | 1535 |
| Author(s) | Barlo, Roger |
| Description | The author gives a short account of the 'sphere', and includes tables and rules for observation of the sun and the pole-star. His journey takes him from Gibraltar to India via the Mediterranean, then round the south of Africa and on to India through the red sea and on to India. After describing Hindu customs, he continues to describe various other places beginning in the Canaries to South America, then to Central America and then the 'new founde lande', or North America. The author then urges that this quarter of the globe should be exploited for English enterprise. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Primary Commodity | Spices |
| Theme | Exploration and Discovery; Politics and Empire |
| Keywords | navigation, commerce, empire, indigenous peoples, religion, manners and customs |
| Region | Africa, Middle East, Europe, North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean |
| Places | India; Chile; Panama; South Africa; Trinidad; Paraguay; Argentina; Uruguay |
| Copyright | The British Library Board. All rights reserved. Licence no: 5386 |