Project Gutenberg 2006-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 607 Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond) 1868 1955 Beazley, Charles Raymond Beazley, C. R. (Charles Raymond) Beazley, Raymond, Sir Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery" by C. Raymond Beazley is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book centers on Prince Henry of Portugal, who is often credited with advancing the Age of Discovery through his support of exploration along the African coast. It also explores the broader context of medieval geographical knowledge and the role of Christian Europe in the development of navigation. The opening of the work presents a detailed preface that highlights its dual focus: it aims to recount both the life of Prince Henry and the progression of geographical understanding leading up to his era. It emphasizes the historical narrative of exploration as a thread through Christian Europe, illustrating how Prince Henry’s pursuits represent a significant turning point in this ongoing saga. The text stresses Henry's remarkable contributions to maritime exploration while setting the stage for the transformation of European awareness and knowledge of the wider world, particularly through the advancement of maritime navigation techniques that would define later periods of exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Discoveries in geography Geography, Medieval Henry, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460 Explorers -- Portugal -- Biography G Text Biographies Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 680290 2025-06-08T06:25:50.994992 text/html 672777 2006-07-04T14:58:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6989615 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6939067 2025-06-08T06:26:07.870906 application/epub+zip 6939209 2025-06-08T06:25:56.802986 application/epub+zip 328965 2025-06-08T06:25:54.260971 application/epub+zip 7187449 2025-06-08T06:26:15.530869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7118428 2025-06-08T06:26:05.635923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449289 2022-09-09T05:39:11.218148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568747 2025-06-08T06:25:49.189995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 568433 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217715 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568535 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217597 2021-01-01T12:41:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21851 2025-06-08T06:26:15.710887 application/rdf+xml 25284 2025-06-08T06:25:54.925952 image/jpeg 4594 2025-06-08T06:25:54.595944 image/jpeg 7210885 2025-06-08T06:25:51.269993 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia