The career and legend of Vasco da Gama
Subrahmanyam, Sanjay1997
Books
Find it!
Vasco da Gama ranks as one of the great voyagers of the Age of Discovery, yet little is known about his life or about the context in which he 'discovered' the all-sea route to India in 1497-99. This book balances 'career' and 'legend'.
Main title:
The career and legend of Vasco da Gama / Sanjay Subrahmanyam.
Author:
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Collation:
xxiii, 400p. : ill., facsims., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-390) and index.
ISBN:
9780521470728 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.92910.9165092920
Local class:
BIO: GAMA
Language:
English
BRN:
1605293