A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama, 1497–1499 (Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series)

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer who commanded the first European expedition to sail directly to India. This voyage and his combination of force and diplomacy while in India was integral to Portugal's success as a colonising power in the early sixteenth century. Translated and edited by E. G. Ravenstein, this volume contains an anonymous journal which is the last surviving first-hand account of Vasco da Gama's historic voyage. Contemporary diplomatic reports concerning the voyage are also included in this book. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 6 Contents......Page 14 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 16 LIST OF MAPS......Page 17 INTRODUCTION......Page 20 The Voyage Out......Page 46 Calecut......Page 93 The Voyage home......Page 124 The Kingdoms to the South of Calecut......Page 140 About Elephants......Page 147 Prices at Alexandria......Page 148 A vocabulary of Malayalam......Page 150 APPENDICES......Page 154 A - TWO LETTERS OF KING MANUEL, 1499......Page 156 Letter to the King and Queen of Castile, July 1499......Page 158 Letter to the Cardinal Protector, August 28, 1499......Page 159 B - GIROLAMO SERNIGI'S LETTERS, 1499......Page 162 Introduction......Page 164 First letter to a gentleman at Florence......Page 168 Second letter......Page 182 a letter to his brother......Page 186 C - THREE PORTUGUESE ACCOUNTS OF VASCO DA GAMA'S FIRST VOYAGE......Page 188 Jornal das Viagens dos Portuguezes ás Indias, 1608......Page 190 Luiz de Figueiredo Falcao, 1612......Page 192 Pedro Barretto de Rezende, 1646......Page 194 D - VASCO DA GAMA'S SHIPS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT......Page 200 E - MUSTER-ROLL OF VASCO DA GAMA'S FLEET......Page 216 F - THE VOYAGE......Page 228 the Voyage across the Southern Atlantic......Page 231 doubling the Cape......Page 237 along the East Coast of Africa......Page 238 across the Arabian Sea......Page 243 the voyage home......Page 244 G - EARLY MAPS illustrating Vasco da Gama's First Voyage......Page 248 Henricus Martellus Germanus......Page 249 Juan de la Cosa......Page 250 Dr. Hamy's Chart......Page 251 The Cantino Chart......Page 253 the chart of the "Mohit"......Page 254 Canerio......Page 255 list of Place-Names......Page 259 H - HONOURS AND REWARDS bestowed upon Vasco da Gama, 1499-1524......Page 268 INDEX AND GLOSSARY......Page 284 Cover 1 Frontmatter 6 Contents 14 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 16 LIST OF MAPS 17 INTRODUCTION 20 A JOURNAL OF THE VOYAGE OF VASCO DA GAMA IN 1497-99 46 The Voyage Out 46 Calecut 93 The Voyage home 124 The Kingdoms to the South of Calecut 140 About Elephants 147 Prices at Alexandria 148 A vocabulary of Malayalam 150 APPENDICES 154 A - TWO LETTERS OF KING MANUEL, 1499 156 Letter to the King and Queen of Castile, July 1499 158 Letter to the Cardinal Protector, August 28, 1499 159 B - GIROLAMO SERNIGI'S LETTERS, 1499 162 Introduction 164 First letter to a gentleman at Florence 168 Second letter 182 a letter to his brother 186 C - THREE PORTUGUESE ACCOUNTS OF VASCO DA GAMA'S FIRST VOYAGE 188 Jornal das Viagens dos Portuguezes ás Indias, 1608 190 Luiz de Figueiredo Falcao, 1612 192 Pedro Barretto de Rezende, 1646 194 D - VASCO DA GAMA'S SHIPS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT 200 E - MUSTER-ROLL OF VASCO DA GAMA'S FLEET 216 F - THE VOYAGE 228 Lisbon to the Cape Verde Islands 231 the Voyage across the Southern Atlantic 231 doubling the Cape 237 along the East Coast of Africa 238 across the Arabian Sea 243 the voyage home 244 G - EARLY MAPS illustrating Vasco da Gama's First Voyage 248 Henricus Martellus Germanus 249 Juan de la Cosa 250 Dr. Hamy's Chart 251 The Cantino Chart 253 the chart of the "Mohit" 254 Canerio 255 list of Place-Names 259 H - HONOURS AND REWARDS bestowed upon Vasco da Gama, 1499-1524 268 INDEX AND GLOSSARY 284 9781108012966 Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series