The amazing voyages of Vasco da Gama. The man who found the Indies when Columbus did not and brought Europe face-to-face again with Islam. "A chegada de Vasco da Gama a Calicute em 1498," by ...

First English translation of the Roteiro da viagem de Vasco da Gama, believed by some authorities to be the work of Alvaro Velho. Editor favors João de Sá as author rather than Velho. Appendices: Two ...

A shipwreck found off the coast of Kenya may have been connected to Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator who sailed around Africa to reach India in the late 1400s and early 1500s. The wreckage was ...

In a new study published on November 18 in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, researchers say they believe a shipwreck discovered off the Kenyan coast could be a galleon from Portuguese explorer ...

A sunken ship may hold the secret to Vasco da Gama's last voyage more than five centuries ago. The wreckage, discovered off the coast of Kenya in 2013, has been identified as a Portuguese vessel that ...

Translation of Roteiro da viagem de Vasco de Gama, believed by some authorities to be the work of Alvaro Velho.

Researchers think the wreck was part of a flotilla that accompanied the Portuguese explorer's final voyage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

MALINDI, KENYA—A Portuguese shipwreck found near the coastal Kenyan town of Malindi in 2013 may be a ship from one of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama's voyages in the Indian Ocean some 500 years ago ...

C'est l'une des pages les plus sombres de la découverte des Indes par le Portugal. Lors de sa deuxième expédition dans l'océan Indien, à la tête de la quatrième armada, Vasco de Gama ordonne un ...