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What was the age of exploration?  Cover Image Book Book

What was the age of exploration? / by Catherine Daly ; illustrated by Jake Murray.

Daly-Weir, Catherine, (author.). Murray, Jake, (illustrator.).

Summary:

An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593093825 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 0593093828 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 9780593093832
  • ISBN: 0593093836
  • Physical Description: 107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"An official Who HQ book"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
Formatted Contents Note:
What was the Age of Enlightenment? -- Marco Polo and the Silk Road -- Portugal leads the way -- The slave trade begins -- A new player: Christopher Columbus -- Things get spicy for Portugal -- All the way around the globe -- A new kind of explorer -- The Inca -- The search for the Northwest Passage -- The Age of Exploration: a lasting impact.
Subject: Discoveries in geography.
Explorers.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J 910.9 Daly (Text) 33126024771150 JNonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch J 910.9 Daly (Text) 33126024771184 JNonfiction Checked out 05/16/2024
Independence Branch J 910.9 Daly (Text) 33126024771168 JNonfiction Available -


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