![]() ![]() ![]() On the other hand, his discovery of the sea route to India made possible successful, future Portuguese trade.Ī map of Africa from Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia, published in Basel, Switzerland in 1559. His gifts to its ruler were not impressive enough. By Jessie Szalay published 24 March 2016 Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) (Image credit: Public Domain) Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of. ![]() ĭa Gama’s attempt to trade in Calicut wasn’t very successful. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean. The Latin text in the bottom left-hand corner of the map tells the tale of Vasco da Gama. Dias' discovery paved the way for Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India. Although the previous expedition of Vasco da Gama to India, on its sea route, had recorded signs of land west of the southern Atlantic Ocean (in 1497), Cabral. Ptolemy had been wrong to think that the Indian Ocean was land-locked. ![]() And Bartolomeus voyage helped Vasco da Gama to find his route to Africa. His voyage showed that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans flowed into each other. And at that time, Portuguese was the only country who knew the trade route toward Asia. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope). Münster’s map on the right reflects the discoveries of Portuguese explorers, Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama. ![]()
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