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Voyages of discovery
—Morris, Neil, 1946-
2009

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"A detailed overview of the history of the age of exploration, including explorers from all parts of the world and how they brought knowledge of distant lands back to their people, between 1150 and 1750"--Provided by publisher.

Item Details

ISBN: 9788860981547

Description: 48 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Spirit of adventure
  • Mapmaking and geography
  • East meets west
  • Chinese exploration
  • Europeans in Asia
  • The spice trade
  • Seafaring vessels
  • Ocean voyages
  • African exploration
  • The slave trade
  • The voyages of Columbus
  • Around the world
  • Spanish empire
  • South America
  • New discoveries
  • Missionary work
  • Rediscovering North America
  • Early North American exploration
  • The Arctic region
  • Australasia and the Pacific
  • Glossary
  • Index

LCCN: 2008008409

Control Number: 718498

Publisher: Mankato, Minn. : Zak Books, [2009]

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