...the following \^^ " letter from the Zamorin to the King of Portugal : — ' Vasco da 1499.' Garaa, a nobleman of your household, has visited my kingdom...East Indies by the same right. The Portuguese mind was intoxicated by dreams of a mighty oriental empire. The early Portuguese discoverers were not traders...

...letter from the Raja to the King of Portugal, from which the following notable words are quoted : " Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of your household, has visited...country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." The return of Da Gama, bearing this letter, was celebrated at Lisbon with enthusiastic popular rejoicings,...

...there is abundance of cinnamon, " cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones in great " quantities. What I seek from thy country is gold, " silver, coral, and scarlet." On the 2nd day of January 1499, Da Gama found himself off Magadoxa, and on the 7th again anchored before...

...to Da Gama for the King of Portugal. He said that India had precious stones and spices in abundance. "What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral and scarlet." i Spices! always the aromatic scent led them on. When Cabral stumbled on Brazil, he commanded a large...

...with the Zamorin, or Hindu Rajd of Calicut. After staying nearly six months on the Malabar coast, he returned to Europe, bearing with him the following...country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet.' THE PORTUGUESE IN INDIA. 165 Early Portuguese Governors. — In 1502, the King of Portugal obtained from...

...and was perhaps the most powerful monarch to be found at the time in India, not excepting the Lodi dynasty at Delhi. After staying nearly six months...intoxicated by dreams of a mighty oriental empire. The early Portuguese navigators were not traders or private adventurers, but admirals with a royal...

...and was perhaps the most powerful monarch to be found at the time in India, not excepting the Lodi dynasty at Delhi. After staying nearly six months...intoxicated by dreams of a mighty oriental empire. The early Portuguese navigators were not traders or private adventurers, but admirals with a royal...

...kingdom there is abundance of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones in great quantities. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." Da Gama sailed northwards, thinking that he had parted with the people of Calicut, but a few days later...

...kingdom there is abundance of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, and precious stones in great quantities. What I seek from thy country is gold, silver, coral, and scarlet." 1 " Report on the Old Records of the India Office," by Sir G. Birdwood. He returned by way of the East...