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Em Nome De Deus

The Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama to India, 1497-1499

By: Vasco Da Gama,Glenn Joseph Ames

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Em Nome De Deus

The Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama to India, 1497-1499

By: Vasco Da Gama,Glenn Joseph Ames

The voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (1497-1499) was one of the seminal events of the Renaissance period. An anonymous Journal kept by a member of his fleet has long served as the main documentary source for accounts of this voyage. Strangely, there has only been one English translation of this important document, published more than a century ago. This book provides a new, updated English translation of the Journal with extensive editorial notes and appendices which encompass and reflect changes in the historiography over the last century on Vasco da Gama and his first voyage. In doing so, it examines initial Portuguese impressions when confronted by the cultures of Africa and India during this period.

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197

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BRILL

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ISBN 10

9004176438

ISBN 13

9789004176430

Eastward to India

Vasco Da Gama's Voyage

By: George William Sanderlin,Vasco da Gama

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Eastward to India

Vasco Da Gama's Voyage

By: George William Sanderlin,Vasco da Gama

The author blends contemporary accounts with his own explanations to recreate the story of Portuguese explorations in Africa, South America and Formosa--with particular attention paid to Vasco da Gama's first expedition to India around the Cape of Good Hope--Hutting.

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