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 XVIII.--Portuguese Navigation under Emmanuel--Popular

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Prejudices--The Lusind of Camoens--Vasco da Gama--Maps of Africa of the Period--Preparations for an Indian Voyage--Religious Ceremonies--The Departure--Rendezvous at the Cape Verds--Landing upon the Coast--The Natives--An Invitation to Dinner, and its Consequences--A Storm--Mutiny--The Spectre of the Cape 179