1497-1498
These journal entries written by Vasco de Gama relate incidents in his voyage from Africa to India (1497-1498 CE). He and his crew anchored at the Bay of St. Helena, present day South Africa. They remained there eight days to clean and make repairs on their ships. During their brief encounter with the natives of the bay Vasco de Gama and his men showed them a variety of items such as cinnamon, cloves and gold in an attempt to determine if such merchandise could be found in that region, but they soon realized that the natives were not acquainted ...
