henry the navigator

A biography of Portugal's national hero whose advanced ideas on geography and navigation opened the way for Columbus and other explorers.

Profiles Prince Henry of Portugal, whose support enabled explorers to claim new lands, spread Christianity, and increase trade between Europe and Africa while he, himself, remained close to home.

Describes the age of Prince Henry and the explorations and methods he pioneered and financed which changed the course of navigation history.

Discusses the travels of Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator and other Portugese explorers who helped establish an extensive empire for their country.

A biography of the Portuguese prince who made sailing safer by his navigational maps and who designed the caravel--a type of sailing ship.

A biography of that Portuguese prince whose vision and whose school of navigation significantly affected all later explorers who charted the unknown.