Works, Volumes 86-87Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... Discovery of the West African Coast , 1462-80 Much has been written about Portuguese oversea exploration before 1480. Its progress onwards from the conquest of Ceuta in 1415 was recorded in the reign of King Affonso V by a few notable ...
... Discovery of the West African Coast , 1462-80 Much has been written about Portuguese oversea exploration before 1480. Its progress onwards from the conquest of Ceuta in 1415 was recorded in the reign of King Affonso V by a few notable ...
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... discovery of the island of Fernando Po in the year 1472 , and there is no solid reason for not accepting this as true . It is clear from Barros and Pacheco , as well as from Galvão , that Fernão do Po took an active part in the ...
... discovery of the island of Fernando Po in the year 1472 , and there is no solid reason for not accepting this as true . It is clear from Barros and Pacheco , as well as from Galvão , that Fernão do Po took an active part in the ...
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... discovery was revived by the far - sighted Fernão Gomes , whose grant of the Guinea trade came into force probably on 1 January 1470. He devoted his energies to the advancement of African discovery , and the result was that by 1475 the ...
... discovery was revived by the far - sighted Fernão Gomes , whose grant of the Guinea trade came into force probably on 1 January 1470. He devoted his energies to the advancement of African discovery , and the result was that by 1475 the ...
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King John III of Portugal tries to stop Windhams voyage | 8 |
Abstract from the voyage of Eustache de la Fosse to Mina | 9 |
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Andalusians Antonio Arguim Axim Barbary Barros barter Bemoym Benin Cabo Verde called Canaries Cape Capo captain caravels Casa Castilian castle Christians chroniclers clerk cloth coast command Corpo chronologico count of Castanheira customs Diego de Valera Diogo Duarte English Esmeraldo exchequer exploration factor favour Fernam Fernando Fernão Fernão do Po Fernão Gomes Fetu fleet gold Gomes Gonçalo guese Guiné Guinea head of slaves highness inhabitants island João Joham Jorge Jorge da Costa King John King Manuel King of Portugal kingdom of Benin kingdoms knight land leagues letter Lisbon Lixboa maço mainland Malagueta malagueta pepper merchandise merchants Myna native navigation negroes officers Pacheco pepper pieces pilots Pina port Portuguese prince Printed received records reis river royal sail Senegal sent ships shoare Sierra Sierra Leone sugar things Thomé took Torre do Tombo town trade Translated voyage West Africa