BOOK V

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Departure of the fleet from Lisbon 133 Madeira, Coast of Morocco, the Azenegues 134 The river Senegal, Cape Verde, San Jago, Jalofo, Mandinga 135 Dorcades, Sierra Leone, Cape Palmas 136 St. Thomas, Congo, the river Zaire 137 A water-spout described 139 They land near the Tropic of Capricorn 141 A native African met with 141 Veloso's adventure on shore 142 Gigantic vision of the Cape 146 The armada lands at Saõ Braz 153 Currents encountered 155 The armada touches at Natal 155 Reaches Sofála; description of the inhabitants 157 The crews attacked by scurvy 158 Vasco de Gama compares his voyage with the narratives of ancient poets, and concludes his story 159 Reflections on the subject by the poet 161, 162

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