Life and Travels of Vasco Da Gama |
Contents
Chapter I | 1 |
A Brief Hiatus and Then The Mantle Falls on Vasco | 17 |
Portrait of King Dom Manuel of Portugal | 20 |
Ships of Vasco da Gamas first voyage | 24 |
Map showing the route followed by | 32 |
A Contempory view of the city of Calicut | 44 |
Vasco da Gama at the Zamorin Samurins | 48 |
The São Gabriel from a model | 56 |
Chapter V | 65 |
Portrait of Vasco da Gama from Museu | 92 |
Chapter VII | 99 |
Chapter VIII | 115 |
Bibliography and Source Material | 133 |
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Admiral Admiral's Albuquerque all-sea route anchored Anjediva armada Bartolomeu Dias Berrio boats Brahmin brother brought Cabral Calicut Cannanor captain Captain-Major caravels cargo Chaul Christian coast of Africa Cochin ruler Columbus command Covilhã despatched Diogo Dias Diogo Lopes earlier Estêvão da Gama expedition favour flagship flotilla further Gama's gifts Governor Henrique Hormuz Indian Ocean island João II Jorge Kilwa King Dom Manuel King João King Manuel King of Portugal kingdom land later Lisbon Lopo Luis Malabar coast Malindi Mapilla mariners maritime Meneses merchandise merchants miles Mohammedan Mombasa Moorish Moorish ship Moors Mozambique natives ordered pepper pilot port Portuguese factor Portuguese fleet Portuguese India Portuguese ships Portuguese vessels proceeded Raja Red Sea route to India royal S.Raphael Samurin sent shore sighted Sofala soon spices Sultan took town of Sines trade Trimumpara Vasco da Gama Viceroy Vincente Sodré voyage of discovery winds