National association of cotton manufacturers · [s.l. : National Association of Cotton Manufacturers] · leaf 29
N INFLUENCESEUROPE In northern Europe and England, the great history of cottoncommerce begins with the memorable journey of Vasco de Gamaaround the Cape of Good Hope in 1497. In the return cargo of thePortuguese navigator were painted cotton fabrics called calicuts,and from that date up to the… … •W^^^ .- ^« • T^£,^r.
Cotton manufacture
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