A Journal Of The First Voyage Of Vasco Da Gama by Basílio Da Gama
A first-hand account of the 1497–1499 expedition that opened a sea route from Europe to India, recounting the departure from Lisbon, the long passage down the African coast and around the Cape of Good Hope, stops at East African ports (including Mozambique, Mombasa and Malindi) where local pilots were hired, the crossing to and arrival at Calicut, the diplomatic and commercial encounters with rulers and merchants, the hardships of navigation, illness and scarce provisions, and the voyage’s broader commercial and imperial implications.
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