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A c. 1900 painting by Alfredo Roque Gameiro showing the arrival of the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama (c. 1469-1525) at Calicut in India. He was the first European to sail directly from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope, a voyage taken in 1497-9. (National Library of Portugal, Lisbon)
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Original image by Roque Gameiro. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 30 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Gameiro, R. (2021, May 30). Vasco da Gama Arriving at Calicut, India. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14136/vasco-da-gama-arriving-at-calicut-india/
Chicago Style
Gameiro, Roque. "Vasco da Gama Arriving at Calicut, India." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 30, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14136/vasco-da-gama-arriving-at-calicut-india/.
MLA Style
Gameiro, Roque. "Vasco da Gama Arriving at Calicut, India." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2021. Web. 22 Dec 2024.
