Exploration and Empire 1440-1760
- ISBN-10
- 086272435X
- ISBN-13
- 9780862724351
- Category
- History, Modern
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Authors
- Simon Adams, Ann Kramer
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