


An angry crowd discovered that da Gamas men were not Muslims, so. His gifts to its ruler were not impressive enough. Mozambique was controlled by Arabs because it was part of the Indian Oceans network of trade. He was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India, around the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama was given a fleet of ships by the king and. ĭa Gama’s attempt to trade in Calicut wasn’t very successful. Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese sailor and explorer during the Age of Exploration. However, many were skeptical and thought that the Indian Ocean did not connect with the Atlantic Ocean. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean. The Latin text in the bottom left-hand corner of the map tells the tale of Vasco da Gama. Dias' discovery paved the way for Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India. Ptolemy had been wrong to think that the Indian Ocean was land-locked. Prince Henry the Navigator inspired the first era of Portuguese exploration of the coast of Africa and beyond, starting in the. His voyage showed that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans flowed into each other. What technology did da Gama use to force his way into the harbour at Calicut in India to allow his ships to trade in 1502 King John of Portugal made Vasco da. (Credit: National Maritime Museum) Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who sailed to India from Europe. In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope). Vasco da Gama, (c.1469 1524) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. Münster’s map on the right reflects the discoveries of Portuguese explorers, Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama.
