Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-124) and index.
Summary
Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps.
Contents
Before the explorers -- Prince Henry the Navigator -- Bartholomew Diaz -- Christopher Columbus -- Vasco da Gama -- Pedro Alvares Cabral -- John Cabot -- Amerigo Vespucci -- Juan Ponce de Leon -- Vasco Nuņez de Balboa -- Ferdinand Magellan -- After Magellan.
