Books to Buy or Borrow

Great Books on the History of Portuguese Cartography

• Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Pedro Reinel Me Fez
• Tesouros da Cartographia Portuguesa

Great Books in the History of Portuguese Navigation

• Eric Axelson From Congo to Cape
• Luis de Albuquerque Curso da Historia da Nautica
• Pedro Nunes Obras Completas After correcting Copernicus' mistakes in trigonometry, Nunes declared that the work was more about philosophy than science.

Other Readings on the History of Navigation and Cartography

• David Woodward's Short Cartography List
• History of Navigation A very long List of Books
• Books on the History of Boatbuilding Another very long list

Where to Find These Books

• Portugal's Discoveries Commission A good source for Portuguese books in multi-lingual editions
• Amazon.Com Everyone's Favorite
• The Armchair Sailor An excellent source of books on navigation. The Armchair Sailor tells you all about the reading level and history of the books.
• Another Armchair Sailor Another good source for books on sailing, well supplied with textbooks. But the catalogs aren't on line.
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