Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean

Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked wraps with illus adapted from a fragment of a Portuguese portulan chart of the coast of West Africa, 15th century. Slight wear to some edges, glued binding tight, and solid, square. Four pages of full color illustrations on glossy paper. Internals clean, no markings of any kind. The life of the 15th century Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator, who was an explorer, imperialist, cartographer and navigational pioneer, a founding figure of the Age of Exploration. 448 pages. Includes Glossary, Map of Henrican Discoveries, Genealogical Table, Abbreviations, Notes, Bibliography, Index. 7.75" x 5". 2001, Yale University Press, New Haven and London.