Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Censorship during the Age of Exploration. |
| Authors: |
Hoover, Fred |
| Source: |
Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 3p. |
| Subject Terms: |
Sixteenth century, History of censorship, Fifteenth century, European geographical discoveries |
| Abstract: |
The European nations involved in exploration had an interest in controlling the information they acquired. Exploration was not pursued to gain mere knowledge. Each voyage was undertaken in the hope of acquiring wealth and power, most often by locating new trade routes to the Orient or by exploiting the resources of the new lands discovered by the Europeans. Thus, new information benefited the owner most if it was unavailable to the other countries. As a result, various forms of censorship were imposed. Exploration, Age of |
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