Calecut 48 Arrival, p. 48; a description of Calecut, p. 49; at anchor at Pandarani, p. 50; Gama goes to Calecut, p. 51; a Christian church, p. 52; progress through the town, p. 55. The King’s palace, p. 55; a royal audience, p. 56; a night’s lodging, p. 59; presents for the Zamorin, p. 60; a second audience, p. 61. Return to Pandarani, p. 63; detention there, p. 64; the Portuguese merchandise at Pandarani, p. 67; Diogo Dias carries a message to the King, p. 70; the King sends for Diogo Dias, p. 74; off Calecut, p. 75; Calecut and its commerce, p. 77 The Voyage home 79 Santa Maria Islets and Anjediva, p. 80; the voyage across the Arabian Sea, p. 87; Magadoxo, p. 88; Malindi, p. 89; Malindi to S. Braz, p. 91; S. Braz to the Rio Grande, p. 92; conclusion, p. 93 The Kingdoms to the South of Calecut 95 About Elephants 102 Prices at Alexandria 103 A vocabulary of Malayalam 105 APPENDICES. A.—TWO LETTERS OF KING MANUEL, 1499 111 Letter to the King and Queen of Castile, July 1499 113 Letter to the Cardinal Protector, August 28, 1499 114 B.—GIROLAMO SERNIGI’S LETTERS, 1499 119 Introduction, p. 119; First letter to a gentleman at Florence, p. 123; Second letter, p. 137; a letter to his brother, p. 141 C.—THREE PORTUGUESE ACCOUNTS OF VASCO DA GAMA’S FIRST VOYAGE. 145 Jornal das Viagens dos Portuguezes ás Indias, 1608 145 Luiz de Figueiredo Falcão, 1612 147 Pedro Barretto de Rezende, 1646 149 D.—VASCO DA GAMA’S SHIPS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT 157 E.—MUSTER-ROLL OF VASCO DA GAMA’S FLEET 173 F.—THE VOYAGE 185 Lisbon to the Cape Verde Islands, p. 186; the Voyage across the Southern Atlantic, p. 186; doubling the Cape, p. 192; along the East Coast of Africa, p. 193; across the Arabian Sea, p. 198; the voyage home, p. 199. G.—EARLY MAPS ILLUSTRATING VASCO DA GAMA’S FIRST VOYAGE 203 Henricus Martellus Germanus, p. 204; Juan de la Cosa, p. 205; Dr. Hamy’s Chart, p. 206; The Cantino Chart, p. 208; the chart of the “Mohit”, 209; Canerio, p. 210; list of Place-Names, p. 214 H.—HONOURS AND REWARDS BESTOWED UPON VASCO DA GAMA, 1499-1524 226 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. _Portraits._ PAGE