Report being 'Translation of a paper communicated By Mr Stuartto Lord Hobart relative to the Map now existing in the Churchof St Michael di Murano at Venice', ca 1804 (Series 85.01) - No. 0010

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1449 - 1455 or 1481. Azores were discovered by the Portugese

1450 Cape Verd [Verde] the Coast of Africa  [indecipherable] by do.

1463. Cape Werd Isles &Sierra Leone by do. 

1480 They had discoverd the Coast of Africa as far as 22°. South

1486 Diaz saild

1487 he discoverd Cabo Tormentas

1492 Columbus discoverd  [indecipherable] Island

1497. Vasco de Gama saild Round the Cape of Good Hope to India & visites Mozambique Quiloa Mozamba Malinda [Malindi] & Calecut [possibly Calicut]

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