Beginnings of exploration
By: Robert H. Black
Published: 19uu
Number of pages: 14
Notes: Original date: 1965

HFA item no. 9143 ; 16 mm motion picture

Describes the first stages in Europe’s expansion--the growth of trade, the rise of a strong merchant class, and the birth of new ideas about man and his world. It explains why the first explorers were anxious to discover a new sea route to India, and how improved ships and navigation instruments helped them accomplish their aims.