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Author:

Rutsala, David.

Title:

The sea route to Asia / David Rutsala.

Publisher:

Mason Crest

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Explorers--Africa.
Explorers.
Explorers.--Portugal--Juvenile literature.
Portugal--History.
Portugal--History--Period of discoveries, 1385-1580--Juvenile literature.
Africa--Exploration.
Africa--Discovery and exploration.
Africa--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

"The adventures of the Portuguese explorers, from Prince Henry the Navigator to Bartholomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama.". Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.

Summary:

Examines the history of efforts by Portuguese explorers, beginning in 1419, to chart the coastline of Africa and establish what became a very profitable trade route between Portugal and the East.

Series:

Exploration and discovery (Philadelphia, Pa)
Exploration and discovery

ISBN:

1590840461
9781590840467

Locations:

XGPC697 -- Villisca Public Library (Villisca)