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A journal of the first voyage of Vasco da Gama, 1497-1499
Roteiro da viagem de Vasco da Gama. English
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- Creator
- edited by E.G. Ravenstein
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- London : Routledge, 2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (294 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781317187776, 1317187776, 9781317187783, 1317187784, 9781315564852, 1315564858, 9781409416050, 1409416054, 133619748X, 1409413667
- OCLC
- ocn929147328, ocn992192932
- First English translation of the Roteiro da viagem de Vasco da Gama, believed by some authorities to be the work of Alvaro Velho. Editor favors Joao de Sa as author rather than Velho.
- First published by Ashgate Pub.
- Reprint. Originally published: London, 1898.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- ""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""A JOURNAL OF THE VOYAGE OF VASCO DA GAMA IN 1497-99""; ""THE VOYAGE OUT""; ""CALECUT""; ""ARRIVAL""; ""THE VOYAGE HOME""; ""THE KINGDOMS TO THE SOUTH OF CALECUT""; ""ABOUT ELEPHANTS""; ""PRICES AT ALEXANDRIA""; ""A VOCABULARY OF MALAYALAM""; ""APPENDICES""; ""A - TWO LETTERS OF KING MANUEL, 1499""; ""LETTER TO THE KING AND QUEEN OF CASTILE, JULY 1499""; ""LETTER TO THE CARDINAL PROTECTOR, AUGUST 28TH, 1499""; ""B - GIROLANO SERNGI'S LETTERS, 1499""; ""C - THREE PORTUGUESE ACCOUNTS OF VASCO GAMAS FIRST VOYAGE""
- ""D - VASCO DA GAMA'S SHIPS AND THEIR EQUIPTMENT""""E - MUSTER-ROLL OF VASCO DA GAMA'S FLEET""; ""F - THE VOYAGE""; ""G - EARLY MAPS ILLUSTRATING VASCO DA GAMA'S FIRST VOYAGE""; ""H - HONOURS AND REWARDS BESTOWED UPON VASCO DA GAMA, 1499-1524""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""VASCO DA GAMA""; ""KING MANUEL""; ""VASCO DA GAMA, from a contemporary medallion""; ""VASCO DA GAMA, from the Museu des Bellas Artes""; ""VASCO DA GAMA, M. Morelet's Version""; ""VASCO DA GAMA, as Viceroy""; ""VASCO DA GAMA, from the Palacio do Governo, Goa""; ""FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE MS. OF THE ROTEIRO""
- ""FACSIMILES OF VASCO DA GAMA'S SIGNATURE""""FACSIMILE OF A RECIEPT BY VASCO DA GAMA""; ""THE SUPPOSED ARMADA OF VASCO DA GAMA""; ""THE S. GABRIEL""; ""THE FIGURE-HEAD OF THE S. RAPHAEL""; ""A CARAVEL""; ""NATIVE CRAFT IN THE HARBOUR OF MOMBACA: FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY THE LATE CAPT. FOOT, R.N.""; ""CAO PADRAO AT CAPE CROSS""; ""VASCO DA GAMA'S PILLAR AT MALINDI, froma photograph by Sir John Kirk""; ""THE COAT-OF-ARMS OF VASCO DA GAMA""; ""A TOWER AT MOMBASA; from a photograph by Sir John Kirk""; ""VIEW OF CALECUT; from an original sketch by H. Johnson""; ""A SIWA-BLOWER
- from a photograph by Sir John Kirk """"KRISHNA NURSED BY DEVAKI; from Moor's ""Pantheon""""; ""THE OLD CHURCH AT VIDIGUEIRA ""; ""LIST OF MAPS""; ""A CHART ILLUSTRATING THE FIRST VOYAGE OF VASCO DA GAMA, 1497-99""; ""THE CAPE TO NATAL""; ""SOUTH AFRICA, from an anonymous chart of the world, first published by Dr Hamy""; ""ERRATA""