Vasco_da_Gama_cross_1823.jpg
Summary
Description Vasco da Gama cross 1823.jpg |
English:
Detail from a chart of part of the coast near Malindi (Kenya), including a drawing of
Vasco da Gama's Pillar
Original Caption: 'Relic of the Portuguese opposite the Leopard's Bank'. On the actual chart the pillar is described as 'V. Da Gama's Cross'
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Date | |
Source | Detail from: Chart of Leopard Bank (Malindi) Kenya. Surveyed: 24-28 Nov 1823 |
Author | Captain Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal , Lieutenant Richard Owen and Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen |
Permission
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Cite United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, SVY/A/D854AfricaFolio3/1 |
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