Vasco da Gama The Portuguese Quest for the Sea Route from Europe to India |
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| Author:
| Draper, Allison Stark |
| Series title: | The Library of Explorers and Exploration Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8239-3632-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Rosen Reference |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $33.25USD $23.95USD $39.80 |
Book Description:
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Following a route pioneered by Bartolomeo Dias around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama's fifteenth-century voyage to India virtually changed the global economy and helped Portugal secure its position as a world power. This biography details the explorer's three voyages, his diplomatic problems with African countries, and gives voice to the period using primary and secondary source quotations.
Following a route pioneered by Bartolomeo Dias around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama's fifteenth-century voyage to India virtually changed the global economy and helped Portugal secure its position as a world power. This biography details the explorer's three voyages, his diplomatic problems with African countries, and gives voice to the period using primary and secondary source quotations.