Vasco da Gama : and the Sea Route to India / Rachel A. Koestler-Grack.
TITLE:
Vasco da Gama : and the Sea Route to India / Rachel A. Koestler-Grack.
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
Philadelphia, Penn. : Chelsea House Pub.,
Edition:
Reference edition.
Physical Description:
146 p. : col. ill.
Summary:
This Portuguese navigator's initial voyage to India in 1497-1499 opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This changed the world's balance of power and helped make his home country one of the richest and powerful in the world.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780791086117
