Project Gutenberg 2024-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 107 Lindsay, W. S. (William Schaw) 1816 1877 Lindsay, William Schaw History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 2 (of 4) $aLondon :$bSampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, $c1874. Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce, Volume 2 (of 4)" by W. S. Lindsay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the evolution and significance of maritime exploration and trade, focusing particularly on Vasco da Gama's expeditions to India in the late 15th century. The text analyzes the complexities of these voyages, including interactions with various cultures and the resulting geopolitical ramifications of establishing trade routes. The opening of this volume provides a detailed narrative of Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India, beginning with the motivations behind Dom John's expeditions and the preparations of the ships. It chronicles the journey, starting from Lisbon and the challenges faced as the fleet navigates around the Cape of Good Hope. As Da Gama makes contact with native populations along the African coast and ultimately reaches India, the text vividly depicts his encounters, including both friendly and hostile interactions. Throughout this section, the motivations of commerce and conquest are portrayed, foreshadowing the eventual exploitation that would characterize European colonial endeavors in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyofmerchan02lind 20131215113751lindsay 1874 GB en Commerce -- History Shipping -- History Steam navigation -- History HF Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - General 1509294 2024-10-31T09:00:46.001958 text/html 1459678 2024-10-31T07:57:30 text/html 3014378 2024-10-31T09:01:26.070769 application/epub+zip 3012806 2024-10-31T09:00:59.660922 application/epub+zip 621016 2024-10-31T09:00:50.898949 application/epub+zip 3483497 2024-10-31T09:01:46.967169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3395674 2024-10-31T09:01:23.697814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1215096 2024-10-31T09:00:41.770970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1194969 2024-10-31T07:57:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16493 2024-10-31T09:01:47.160147 application/rdf+xml 9459 2024-10-31T09:00:57.895891 image/jpeg 2230 2024-10-31T09:00:57.718890 image/jpeg 4636740 2024-10-31T09:00:46.174989 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia