Spice and the Devil's Cave
Edición de la obra Spice and the devil's cave
| Autor | Agnes Danforth Hewes |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Dover Publications, Inc. |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014 |
| Lugar | Mineola, New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 331 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780486492872 |
| ISBN-10 | 0486492877 |
| LCCN | 2013028952 |
| Número de Cutter | H598s |
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.