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DescriptionVasco da Gama's voyage on the West coast of India.jpg	English: Vasco da Gama's voyage on the West coast of India
Date	1898
Source	A journal of the first voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499 by Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524, Verfasser Publication date 1898 https://archive.org/details/journaloffirstvo0000unse/
Author	AnonymousUnknown author

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