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China Gateway

(ISBN 10: 0981582206 / ISBN 13: 9780981582207 )

Peter F. Borschberg

Librería: Borschbergpress (Villa de Mazo, TF, Spain)
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Título: China Gateway

Editorial: Available October 2009; ca. 300 pp of which 100 in color.

Año de publicación: 2009

Encuadernación: Hardcover

Condición del libro: New

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Origin and meaning of the name "Singapore This book overturns the established tradition that “Singa-Pura” means Lion City. High-resolution digital images of rare manuscript maps arduously collected over many years from libraries and archives all over the world demonstrate that “Sin-Gapura” means means China Gateway, a term most appropriate to one of the world’s most strategic shipping lanes. It clears up mistunderstandings about the uniqueness of this name, its usages, the existence of a competing transpeninsular waterway, and the dubious scheme by which Singapore Island, formerly called Long Island, became a British trading station. Contents: The founding of British Singapore A widow foots the bill Raffles – innovative genius or shrewd opportunist? The Johor empire succession crisis The illegal land sale Spanish Singapore? Shifting the longitudes to squeeze the truth What and where is Singapore? Phantom city – Phantom Island The place where Magellan was slain? The cape of Asia Singapore Straits – A multitude of channels through a maze of islands The transpensinsular waterway: Competitor to the Straits? Singapore Island – better known by its native name Pulo Panjang (Long Island) Lion city or China Gateway? A challenging re-interpretation What a difference a hyphen makes! The quest for the splendour of the Orient Curiosity, commerce, conquest The Ptolemaean heritage Is the Aurea Chersonesus (Golden Peninsula) Malaysia or Sumatra? The Great Promontory: Where is Singapore The circumnavigability of Africa: when and by whom? Mapmaking in an expanding world The impact of the great discoveries The world after Magellan Bibliography Alphabetic index of illustrated maps Chronological index of maps Alphabetic general index. N° de ref. de la librería 000003

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Dirección: Villa de Mazo, TF, Spain

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