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Spice and the Devil's Cave, Agnes Danforth Hewes ; illustrated by Lynd Ward

Label
Spice and the Devil's Cave, Agnes Danforth Hewes ; illustrated by Lynd Ward
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Spice and the Devil's Cave
Oclc number
843857945
Responsibility statement
Agnes Danforth Hewes ; illustrated by Lynd Ward
Summary
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
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Mapped to