A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499
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A JOURNAL OF THE FIRST VOYAGE OF VASCO DA GAMA, 1497-1499.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
A JOURNAL OF THE FIRST VOYAGE OF VASCO DA GAMA IN 1497-99.
[Calecut.]
[The Voyage Home.]
[THE KINGDOMS TO THE SOUTH OF CALECUT.]
About Elephants.
Prices at Alexandria.262
[A VOCABULARY OF MALAYALAM.]
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A.
TWO LETTERS OF KING MANUEL, 1499.
I.—King Manuel’s Letter to the King and Queen of Castile, July 1499.
II.—King Manuel to the Cardinal Protector, August 28th, 1499.
APPENDIX B.
GIROLAMO SERNIGI’S LETTERS ON VASCO DA GAMA’S FIRST VOYAGE.
Girolamo Sernigi’s First Letter to a Gentleman at Florence.288
Girolamo Sernigi’s Second Letter to a Gentleman of Florence.368
APPENDIX C.
THREE PORTUGUESE ACCOUNTS OF VASCO DA GAMA’S FIRST VOYAGE (1608-1646).
I.—Jornal das Viagens dos Portuguezes as Indias, 1608.
II.—Luiz de Figueiredo Falcão, 1612.
III.—Pedro Barretto de Rezende, 1646.
APPENDIX D.
VASCO DA GAMA’S SHIPS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT.
APPENDIX E.
MUSTER-ROLL OF VASCO DA GAMA’S FLEET.
APPENDIX F.
THE VOYAGE.
APPENDIX G.
EARLY MAPS ILLUSTRATING VASCO DA GAMA’S FIRST VOYAGE.
LIST OF PLACE-NAMES.
APPENDIX H.
HONOURS AND REWARDS BESTOWED UPON VASCO DA GAMA, 1499-1524.473
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX AND GLOSSARY.
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