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Agnes Danforth Hewes, Agnes Danforth/ Ward Hewes, Lynd Ward

Spice and the Devil''s Cave

English · Paperback / Softback

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Description

In 1490s Portugal, Abel Zakuto, a Jewish banker with a keen interest in mapmaking and sea navigation, encourages explorers Magellan, da Gama, and Diaz to find the elusive sea route around the "Devil's Cave"--the Cape of Good Hope--to India, which would enable Portugal to dominate the spice trade.

Product details

Authors	Agnes Danforth Hewes, Agnes Danforth/ Ward Hewes
Assisted by	Lynd Ward (Illustration)
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	28.02.2014

EAN	9780486492872
ISBN	978-0-486-49287-2
No. of pages	352
Series	Dover Children's Thrift Classi
Subject	Children's and young people's books

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