Vasco da Gama, from a portrait in the Honour Hall of the Lisbon Geographical Society _Frontispiece_ King Manuel 109 Vasco da Gama, from a contemporary medallion in the cloister of Belem xii Vasco da Gama, from the _Museu das Bellas Artes_ 116 Vasco da Gama, from the same, according to M. Morelet’s version 171 Vasco da Gama as Viceroy, according to Barretto de Rezende 143 Vasco da Gama, from the _Palacio do Governo_, Goa 151 _Facsimiles._ Facsimile of the first paragraph of the MS. of the _Roteiro_ xxii Facsimiles of Vasco da Gama’s signatures, _Frontispiece_ and 116 Facsimile of a Receipt given by Vasco da Gama 229 _Ships._ The supposed Armada of Vasco da Gama 160 The _S. Gabriel_ 155 The figure-head of the _S. Raphael_ 91 A Caravel 158 Native craft in the Harbour of Mombaça; from a photograph by the late Capt. Foot, R.N. 35 _Other Illustrations._ Cão’s Padrão at Cape Cross 169 Vasco da Gama’s Pillar at Malindi, from a photograph by Sir John Kirk 90 Coat-of-Arms of Vasco da Gama 223 A tower at Mombaça; from a photograph by Sir John Kirk 39 View of Calecut; from an original sketch by H. Johnson 183 A Siwa-blower; from a photograph by Sir John Kirk 43 Krishna nursed by Devaki; from Moor’s “Pantheon” 53 The Old Church at Vidigueira 238 LIST OF MAPS. PAGE I. A Chart illustrating the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama, 1497-99 1 II. The Cape to Natal _At end of volume_ III. Natal to Malinde ” ” IV. The West Coast of India ” ” V. South Africa, from an anonymous chart of the world, first published by Dr. Hamy ” ” VI. Africa, from the Cantino Chart ” ” VII. Africa and India, from Canerio’s Chart ” ” VIII. The Indian Ocean, according to the “Mohit” 209 ERRATA. P. 3, note 3. The wrong date is not August 18, but August 22, which ought to be October 22. See also p. 190, note 1. P. 3, line 17. _Instead of_ “lower mainsail”, _read_ “mainsail”.