Voyages of Discovery

by David Boyle

Book Overview

Aided by developments in shipbuilding, mapping, and astronomy, Europeans took to the oceans between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries in search of spices, gold, and slaves. Voyages to Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific--and their legacies--are dramatically described here through an authoritative text and compelling images.

The golden age of exploration includes Columbus's first voyage to America in 1492, John Cabot and the Northwest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050028959X
• ISBN13: 9780500289594
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 8.3"