european

Illustrations and text provide a comprehensive introduction to the Renaissance, focusing on exploration and trade, advancements in shipbuilding and mapmaking, merchant competition, overseas voyages, early Portuguese adventures, the Northwest Passage, the Columbian Exchange, and other topics.

Chronicles European exploration and imperialism in Asia and Africa from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth, covering such topics as the Seven Years' War, the East India Company, David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile River, and the first ascent of Mount Everest.

Illustrations and text provide a comprehensive introduction to the Renaissance, focusing on exploration and trade, advancements in shipbuilding and mapmaking, merchant competition, overseas voyages, early Portuguese adventures, the Northwest Passage, the Columbian Exchange, and other topics.