Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2024-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 276 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 Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Commerce -- History Shipping -- History Steam navigation -- History HF Text Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1509423 2025-06-29T08:35:04.506029 text/html 1459678 2024-10-31T07:57:30 text/html 3014470 2025-06-29T08:35:25.706881 application/epub+zip 3012802 2025-06-29T08:35:08.340021 application/epub+zip 621002 2025-06-29T08:35:06.290023 application/epub+zip 3483501 2025-06-29T08:35:36.605803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3395754 2025-06-29T08:35:23.604858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1215102 2025-06-29T08:35:00.577102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1194969 2024-10-31T07:57:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16608 2025-06-29T08:35:36.783834 application/rdf+xml 9459 2025-06-29T08:35:06.622945 image/jpeg 2230 2025-06-29T08:35:06.459955 image/jpeg 4636770 2025-06-29T08:35:04.666001 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia