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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brill
ISBN-13
9789004176430
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96336929
Product Key Features
Author
Vasco da Gama
Publication Name
Em Nome De Deus: the Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama to India, 1497-1499
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
184 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
4
Item Weight
485g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Vasco da Gama
Series Title
European Expansion and Indigenous Response
Editor
Glenn Ames
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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