Ocean's Story; or, Triumphs of Thirty Centuries Maritime Adventures, Achievements, Explorations, Discoveries and Inventions; and of the Rise and Progress of Ship-Building and Ocean Navigation, from the Ark to the Iron Steamships

CHAPTER XIII.--The Portuguese cross the Equator from Guinea to

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Congo--John II. conceives the idea of a Route by Sea to the Indies--His Artifices to prevent the Interference of other Nations--The Overland Journey of Covillam to India--The Voyage of Bartholomew Diaz--The Doubling of the Tremendous Cape--Its Baptism by the King--Injurious Effects of Success upon Portuguese Ambition 133