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Portos insulares atlânticos dos impérios marítimos português e inglês: uma abordagem comparativa (séculos XV-XVIII)
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Esta tese propõe uma análise comparada sobre o surgimento dos novos portos insulares do Atlântico, centrado em cinco casos de estudo que integraram os impérios marítimos português e inglês: o porto do Funchal no arquipélago da Madeira, o porto de Angra no arquipélago dos Açores e o porto da Ribeira Grande no arquipélago de Cabo Verde, Bridgetown na ilha dos Barbados e Port Royal na ilha da Jamaica, situados nas Caraíbas. Através da abordagem multidisciplinar da arqueologia com integração da análise histórica, esta é uma pesquisa sobre a globalidade dos espaços portuários nas suas diferentes dimensões, geomorfológica, estrutural e funcional, entre os séculos XV e XVIII. Centrados no surgimento dos espaços portuários, analisa-se a paisagem costeira e a geomorfologia de cada contexto insular, condição determinante no processo de eleição e evolução de cada um dos casos de estudo. Identificam-se as estruturas e a forma como cada porto organizou o seu funcionamento para poder responder às demandas da expansão marítima europeia. Esta abordagem permite comparar as dinâmicas que se estabeleceram em cada caso, no sentido de perceber a existência ou não de um ou vários “sistemas portuários”. Deste modo, é aqui criada uma proposta de classificação das estruturas portuárias e uma matriz de análise que, aplicada à evolução das cidades portuárias, permite obter, além de uma visão de conjunto, uma facilitada comparação sobre o desenvolvimento de cada porto. Esta tese procura ser um contributo para uma arqueologia portuária, reforçando os estudos de síntese que, considerando o agrupamento de diferentes levantamentos parcelares, incluindo as particularidades do meio insular ligadas às suas geografias e ambientes específicos, permitam a sua reunião no enfoque na problemática portuária da Época Moderna.
The purpose of this thesis project was to conduct a comparative study between the Portuguese and English empires’ port systems, in connection with the imperial dynamics and maritime networks of both policies during the Early Modern Age - between the 17th and 18th centuries. For that purpose, we analyzed Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores, Funchal in Madeira, Cidade Velha in Cape Verde, Bridgetown in Barbados and Port Royal in Jamaica It is the intent of this study to analyze seaports of the New Portuguese and English Atlantic world based on the study of new territory occupation strategies and imperial models: new unoccupied territories versus new vindigenous territories. In this thesis we identify: 1) the criteria behind the selection of certain key locations for port structures construction; 2) the contexts and strategies that influenced the option for different solutions to transform the newly occupied landscapes; 3) analyze in what way this occupation determined or helped to define each expansion pattern in a specific region. In other words, the goal of the study was to understand the structures and their functions within the port's evolution and the imperial frameworks that determined or not a functioning model. The proposed matrix applied to port’s evolution resulted in a tool that, applied to port archeology studies, fulfilled the need for an overall view, thus contributing to a global approach to insular contexts during Early Modern age. In conclusion, the Portuguese and British empire’s port systems study in the Atlantic during the Modern Age is based on a multidisciplinary approach. It includes data from archaeological interpretation, geomorphology, cartographic sources and historical documentation that was all intersected and compared.
The purpose of this thesis project was to conduct a comparative study between the Portuguese and English empires’ port systems, in connection with the imperial dynamics and maritime networks of both policies during the Early Modern Age - between the 17th and 18th centuries. For that purpose, we analyzed Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores, Funchal in Madeira, Cidade Velha in Cape Verde, Bridgetown in Barbados and Port Royal in Jamaica It is the intent of this study to analyze seaports of the New Portuguese and English Atlantic world based on the study of new territory occupation strategies and imperial models: new unoccupied territories versus new vindigenous territories. In this thesis we identify: 1) the criteria behind the selection of certain key locations for port structures construction; 2) the contexts and strategies that influenced the option for different solutions to transform the newly occupied landscapes; 3) analyze in what way this occupation determined or helped to define each expansion pattern in a specific region. In other words, the goal of the study was to understand the structures and their functions within the port's evolution and the imperial frameworks that determined or not a functioning model. The proposed matrix applied to port’s evolution resulted in a tool that, applied to port archeology studies, fulfilled the need for an overall view, thus contributing to a global approach to insular contexts during Early Modern age. In conclusion, the Portuguese and British empire’s port systems study in the Atlantic during the Modern Age is based on a multidisciplinary approach. It includes data from archaeological interpretation, geomorphology, cartographic sources and historical documentation that was all intersected and compared.
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Portos Atlântico Ilhas Arqueologia Subaquática Época Moderna Expansão Europeia Impérios Marítimos Arqueologia Portuária Oceano Atlântico Atlantic Ocean Port Systems Islands Harbor Archeology Early Modern Age European Overseas Expansion Maritime Empires