France and the great maritime discoveries―Opportunities for a new ocean geopolicy

Quincentenary of the discovery of the Americas

Auteur :
VIGARIE, A. C.

Description :
During the 16th century, French kings, thoroughly engaged in the Italian wars, had no real ocean policy, no maritime geostrategy. They came late in 17th century to build a new colonial empire, too late perhaps to give new directions or new impulses to some large trends of history.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1992, vol. 26, n°. 4, p. 477-481, Collation : Illustration

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer