Indipex 2011-Vasco Da Gama Voyage To India Re-enacted Through Stamps-Part 02

This Day Feb 12th,Vasco Da Gama Left For His Voyage To India

A Stamp From Macau Featuring Vasco Da Gama

 

The Below Set of stamp issues depicts the second stage of Vasco Da Gama’s Voyage To India (Related Post- Part 01), on the West coast of Africa.

After roaming around the Cape of Good Hope, the fleet passed in December 1497 a stretch of coast that was named Natal (Christmas, in Portuguese). The fleet then landed on various places up to what is nowadays Kenya, erecting pad roes (standards) and being the first Europeans to enter Mombasa, but were understandably often met with hostility. It was in the friendlier Malindi that Vasco da Gama was able to find a pilot to guide them to India using the monsoon winds.

Stamp Depicting Act Of Erecting a padrão in Mozambique

Stamp Depicting Arrival Of Fleet on Island of Mozambique

Arrival in Mombasa

King of Malindi reception

Vasco da Gama in Natal

• Read First Part Of The Voyage Here
• Read Second Part Of The Voyage Here
• Read Third Part Of The Voyage Here