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New York: Osprey, 2012. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 7x0x9. Embleton, Gerry & Samuel. First printing. Minor general wear. 2012 Soft Cover. 48 pp. From humble beginnings, in the course of three centuries the Portuguese built the world's first truly global empire, stretching from modern Brazil to sub-Saharan Africa and from India to the East Indies (Indonesia). Portugal had established its present-day borders by 1300 and the following century saw extensive warfare that confirmed Portugal's independence and allowed it to aspire to maritime expansion, sponsored by monarchs such as Prince Henry the Navigator. Intent on finding a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade, the Portuguese discovered a route down Africa's western coast, employing the innovative caravel, a vessel that could be sailed closer to the wind than any other in use at the time. In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope and ten years later Vasco da Gama reached India. In 1500 Pedro…
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- Title The Portuguese in the Age of Discovery 1300-1580
- Author David Nicolle
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 48
- Language EN
- Publisher Osprey Publishing, Oxford, UK
- Date 2012-11-20
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781849088480
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- Chronological Period: 15th Century
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Portuguese
- Cultural Region: Spanish
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