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Vasco Da Gama: Quest for the Spice Trade
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Artikel-Nr:
9780778724575
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.03.2007
Seiten:
32
Autor:
Katharine Bailey
Gewicht:
209 g
Format:
281x210x7 mm
Serie:
In the Footsteps of Explorers
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This exciting new book tells the story of the relentless and at times tyrannical explorer Vasco da Gama who helped Portugal search for a trade route to the lucrative spice trade of the Far East. Discover his role in the development of Portuguese spice plantations in India and New World colonies, and his involvement in the slave trade of Africa.
The Quest for India; Portugal Explores; Young da Gama; Reaching India; Dangerous Waters; Calicut: Port of Spices; Turmoil in India; Fame and Fortune; Life at Sea; India's Trading Ports; Portugal's Empire; Vasco da Gama's Legacy; Glossary and Index.