Finishes: Colors & Stains

ma's brother Paolo) had died of illnesses such as scurvy. In 1497, John's successor,

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ch of a maritime route from Western Europe to the East

rounding 💶 Africa's Cape of Good

pe. Over the course of two voyages, beginning in 1497 and 1502, da Gama landed and