Spice Islands / Ian Burnet.
Spice Islands / Ian Burnet.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[Sydney, Australia] : Read How You Want, [2013]
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Call Numbers
LP/382.4/BUR
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxi, 394 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm.4.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. The First Spice Traders -- 2. The Spice Route -- 3. The Silk Road -- 4. Zheng He -- 5. Venice and Lisbon -- 6. Christopher Columbus -- 7. Vasco da Gama -- 8. Pedro Alvares Cabral -- 9. Alfonso de Albuquerque -- 10. Francisco Serrao -- 11. Ferdinand Magellan -- 12. Juan Sebastian Elcano -- 13. Ter...
Publication information
Publisher
[Sydney, Australia] : Read How You Want, [2013]
Edition
[Large print edition]
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
[2013]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Cloves and nutmeg are indigenous to the Spice Islands of Eastern Indonesia. This intriguing book tells of the many uses of these exotic spices and the history of their trade over period of more than 2,000 years.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Spice Islands / Ian Burnet.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"the history, romance and adventure of the spice trade over 2000 years" -- Cover subtitle.
Originally published: Kenthurst, N.S.W. : Rosenberg, 2011 ; (paperback, 2013).
"Copyright page from the original book" - verso.
Includes index and bibliography.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2011.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
LP/382.4/BUR
Record Identifier
74VKvb8z65Xl
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvb8z65Xl
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781459672758
DDC
382.4
MMS ID
991021651529702626
