Da Gama : Vasco da Gama sails around the Cape of Good Hope / by Robin S. Doak ; content adviser, Sherry L. Field ; reading adviser, Linda D. Labbo.
by Doak, Robin S. (Robin Santos).
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BookSeries: Exploring the world. Publisher: Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2002Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0756501245.Other title: Vasco da Gama sails around the Cape of Good Hope.Subject(s): Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524 -- Journeys | Africa -- Exploration | India -- Exploration | Explorers -- Portugal -- BiographyDDC classification: 910/.92 Summary: Text and illustrations survey Vasco da Gama's journey to find a sea route from Spain to India in the fifteenth century, describing Magellan's life before the voyage, his ships and crew, his arrival in India and his journey home, and his brutality upon his second voyage to India on orders from the King of Portugal. Also provides a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Text and illustrations survey Vasco da Gama's journey to find a sea route from Spain to India in the fifteenth century, describing Magellan's life before the voyage, his ships and crew, his arrival in India and his journey home, and his brutality upon his second voyage to India on orders from the King of Portugal. Also provides a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.
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