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Atlas of British Overseas Expansion (Hardcover)
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Atlas of British Overseas Expansion (Hardcover)
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Spanning the entire period from the late fifteenth century
beginnings of Britain's growth as a maritime commercial power to
her withdrawal from most colonial possessions and her alignment
with continental Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, this atlas traces
the history of Britain's changing presence overseas. Each map is
accompanied by explanatory text. The shifting territorial pattern
of empire over more than four centuries, from the colonization of
Virginia to the dismemberment of the African empire, is naturally
prominent. British exploration is also covered, showing the routes
taken and discoveries made, from Frobisher and Raleigh, to Cook and
Livingstone. War, conquest and non-European military resistance are
touched upon, especially in the American War of Independence, the
Indian Mutiny, the South African campaign of 1899-1902, and recent
World Wars. In addition, the atlas demonstrates the considerable
influence and power, albeit of less formal kinds and at different
times, brought by Britain's trade and investments, the patterns of
imperial defence and communications, the spread of white
settlement, the presence of her consuls, shipping and missionaries.
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