@article{1356287,
      recid = {1356287},
      author = {Demant, Ebbo.},
      title = {The spice route the discovery of the sea lane to Africa  and Asia / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (90 min.).},
      year = {1999},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed May 24,  2011).},
      abstract = {This richly documented film takes us on a voyage of  exploration. It follows the Europeans in the 15th Century,  especially the Portuguese, who pushed the known boundaries  of the "civilized world" and forever changed the continent  of Africa. During the reign of Henry the Navigator,  Portugal, which had been ravaged by the plague and cursed  with crop failure, looked to the seas in search of riches.  The film takes us step by step from the first landing in  1434 on the West African coast through the fearsome  rounding of the Cape of Good Hope, up the coast of East  Africa and across the Indian Ocean to Asia. The slave  trade, which forever changed the course of history, began  with the landings at Senegal and Gambia. So lucrative was  this trade in "black ivory" that it became the main  incentive for the voyages, replacing exploration. When  Vasco de Gama eventually reached the Malabar coast of India  in 1498, he found that Arab merchants had preceded him. The  Portuguese eventually pushed out the Arabs and dominated  the Indian Ocean. Thus they began a lucrative trade in  precious spices like pepper, cloves and nutmeg. Interwoven  with the search for wealth was the desire to convert the  heathen to Christianity. This fascinating historical  documentary is brought to life by colorful drawings,  archival prints, and artifacts. Part I: 60 min; Part II: 30  min.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356287},
}