Vasco da Gama:

From there we sailed so far out to sea, without touching any port, that we soon had no water that we could drink. In order to eat, we had to cook in salt water. Our daily ration of water in fact was reduced to a quartilho. It therefore became necessary to make for port.

— Vasco da Gama Early Modern

Sea route to India

Context

Describing the hardships of his first voyage to India.

Date / Period

c. 1497-1499

Source

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Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

1 source

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