Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Maps ix
4. Collisions 1
5. PART I LANDFALLS: THE RACE TO THE EAST
6. 1 The Heaven of Francisco Serrão 9
7. 2 Maps and Speculations 20
8. 3 The Molucca Fleet 35
9. 4 To the Spice Islands 58
10. 5 Circumnavigators 74
11. 6 Cannon Fire on the Pearl River 85
12. PART II COMPETITORS: THE BATTLE FOR THE MOLUCCAS
13. 7 The Spanish Reply 105
14. 8 Microwars 125
15. 9 The Voyage of the Florida 139
16. 10 ‘End the Suffering’ 151
17. 11 ‘The Infernal Labyrinth’ 160
18. PART III CONNECTIONS: LINKING THE WORLD
19. 12 The Haven of Death 173
20. 13 ‘Fear Our Greatness, Respect Our Virtue’ 195
21. 14 Cracking the Code 209
22. 15 Galleons of Desire 230
23. 16 Going Global 245
24. Damage 256
25. Author’s Note 265
26. Acknowledgements 267
27. Notes 268
28. Bibliography 279
29. Illustration Credits 283
30. Index 286