Life and Death in a Harsh Land.(Sir John Franklin's Arctic voyage)

Canada and the World Backgrounder | March 1, 1999 | Copyright

Pepper and cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; it was the exotic spices of tropical Asia that led to the European exploration of the Arctic

Spices from the Orient had been at the core of world trade since long before Christianity. By the 13th century, merchants from Venice controlled the overland trade in spices. The Venetians were the princes of price gouging; their spices were so expensive that the Spanish, Portuguese and others set out to find other ways of getting the highly prized commodities. Perhaps, there was a short sea route to the Orient.

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