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

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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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