Spice and the devil's cave
Edición de la obra Spice and the devil's cave
| Autor | Agnes Danforth Hewes |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Knopf |
| Fecha de publicación | 1962 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 331 |
| OCLC | 23152381 |
| 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.