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Presents the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama focusing on a blend of the facts and legends around him.
This book describes the voyages of Vasco de Gama, who opened trade with Portugal and India by sailing around the continent of Africa.
Examines the life and career of Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama, telling of his voyages in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and discussing his influence on the course of world history.
Provides an introduction to the life of fifteenth-century Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who strengthened his nation's power by expanding trade routes to India.
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.
Presents the life of the famous Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama, and also describes his impact on world events during the 16th century.
NEW YORK TIMES ' NOTABLE BOOK OF 2011 LONGLISTED FOR THE MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE HESSELL-TILTMAN HISTORY PRIZE In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies, opening up access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history; the ships were pushed to their limits, their crews were racked by storms and devastated by disease. However, the greatest enemy was neither nature nor the fear of venturing into unknown worlds. With blood-red Crusader crosses emblazoned on their sails, the explorers arrived in the heart of the Muslim East at a time when the old hosti...