A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499
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A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499
Africa -- Description and travel; Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524; India -- Description and travel; Voyages and travels
(Here are to be found lac, fine cloth of all kinds, corn,
food-stuffs, grapes, incense, perfumes, ambergris and seed-pearls,
all of which come to this city from the interior.)
+C.+ Aqui he Caliqut he multo noble cidade descoberta pel el muy
escarrado prip. Rey dom Manoel Rey de Portugall aqui ay molto menxas
[benjoim] desua naturea [de fina natura] e pimenta et outras muitas
mercedarias que vem de multas partes, & canella gengiber cravo
emcenso sandalos et tode sortes de especiaria pedras de grande vallor
et perlas de grande vallor et aliofar.
(This is Caliqut, the most noble city discovered by the most
illustrious prince Dom Manuel, King of Portugal. There is here
much fine benzoin, pepper, and many other kinds of merchandise
coming from many parts, also cinnamon, ginger, cloves, incense,
sandal-wood and all kinds of spices; stones and pearls of great
value and seed-pearls.)
+D.+ Aqui ha panos muitos finos de reda et dalgodom et aros e azucar
et cera, e outras multas mercedarias.
(There are here very fine silk and cotton stuffs, and rice, sugar,
wax, and many other kinds of merchandise.)
+E.+ Aqui a sandalos e menxuim e ruibarbo e aiofa.
(Here are sandal-wood, benzoin, rhubarb and seed-pearls.)
+F.+ Em esta cidade ha todas as mercadarias que bem a Caliqut, cravo
e benjoym e lenhaloes e sandalos, estoraque, ruybarbo e marfim e
pedras preciosas de muyto valor e perlas ed almizquer e porçelanas
finas e outras muytas mercadarias. (From the Cantino Chart.)
(In this city are to be found all kinds of merchandise which go
to Caliqut: cloves, benzoin, aloes, sandal-wood, storax, rhubarb,
ivory, precious stones of much value, pearls, perfumes, fine
porcelain and many other kinds of merchandise.)
+G.+ Aqui ha chumbo almizquer e menzoy e sandalos.
(Here are lead [tin], perfumes, benzoin and sandal-wood.)
+H.+ Aqui ha almizquer e sandalos e menioim e estoraque e linolos et
chumbo.
(Here are perfumes, sandal-wood, benzoin, storax, aloes and lead
[tin]).
+I.+ Esta insulla chamada ataprobana he maior insulla que se en lo
mondo et mais richa de todos os cousas s. auro e praia e predas
preciosos et perlas et rubis muito grandes et finos et todas sortes
de speciaria et sedas et borcados et a gente son idolatres et multo
dispostas e tradam com os de fora et achan daqui multas mercedarias
per a fora, e trasem outras que [nam] ay em esta insulla.
(This island, called Taprobana, is the largest island in the world,
and is very rich in all things, such as gold, silver, pearls,
precious stones and rubies of large size and fine quality; all
kinds of spices, silks and brocades. The inhabitants are idolators
and well disposed, and take much merchandise abroad, bringing back
other kinds not to be found in their island.)
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