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Alden, Dauril. Charles R. Boxer: An Uncommon Life: Soldier, Historian, Collector, Traveller. Lisbon: Fundacao Oriente, 2001, 616 pp. Assisted: James S. Cummins & Michael Cooper; Boxer, 1904-2000, Isle of Wight; best scholar on Portuguese & Dutch maritime empires.

Keywords:

Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , historian, history, historical, maritime history, naval history , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Allison, A.F. English Translations from the Spanish and Portuguese to the Year 1700: An Annotated Catalogue of the Extant Printed Versions (Excluding Dramatic Adaptations). Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1974, 224 pp. Author & translator catalogue; unnumbered entries; subjects, e.g., Drake & navigation.

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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , bibliography, list, listing , 17th century, seventeenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude

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Alves, Francisco J.S., ed. International Symposium on Archaeology of Medieval and Modern Ships of Iberian-Atlantic Tradition: Hull Remains, Manuscripts and Ethnographic Sources: A Comparative Approach. Lisbon: Instituto Portuguese de Argueological, 2001, 461 pp.

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Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , ship, boat, vessel, middle ages (400-1399)

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Antunes, Catia & Hattendorf, John B. "Chartered Companies: Iberian, World and Northern Europe." See J. Hattendorf, Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, I., pp. 391-94.

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age of sail, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , company, charter, shipping, commercial , East India Company, charter company, Raj , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Bathencourt, Francisco & Curto, Diago Ramada, eds. Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2009, 536 pp. Fills gap; much on Spanish expansion, little on Portugal.

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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony

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Beazley, Charles Raymond. "Prince Henry of Portugal and His Political, Commercial and Colonizing Work." AHR, 17 (January 1912): 252-67.

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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , colonialism, colony, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Beazley, Charles Raymond. Prince Henry the Navigator: The Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 AD. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1901, 1968, 336 pp. Figure of controversy; some exaggeration.

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15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , colonialism, colony, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Beazley, Charles Raymond. "The Colonial Empire of the Portuguese to the Death of Albuquerque." TRHS, new ser, 8 (1894): 109-28.

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17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony

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Beckingham, C.F. "The Quest for Prester John." See F. Fernandez-Armesto, European Opportunities, pp. 175-94.

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15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Bethell, Leslie M. "Britain, Portugal and the Suppression of the Brazilian Slave Trade: The Origins of Lord Palmerston's Act of 1839." EnHR, 80 (October 1965): 761-84.

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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage

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Bethencourt, Francisco & Curto, Diego Ramada, eds. Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1998, 2006, 2007, xx, 536 pp. First European maritime empire.

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empire, 18th century, eighteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal

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Boxer, Charles Roger. The English and the Portuguese Brazil Trade, 1660-1780: Some Problems and Personalities. Melbourne: La Trobe UP, 1981, 11 pp. For Institute of Latin American Studies.

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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , commerce, trade, business, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony

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Conway, Stephen. "The British Army, 'Military Europe,' and the American War of Independence." Wm & Ma Qtr, 67 (January 2010): 69-100. Neglected aspect; British look east to Baltic, Germany, Low Countries & Portugal, trade & investment; "Continental Connection."

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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , economics, economic policy, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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