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Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches

Note 4 — I. Exploration by the Portuguese of the Western Coast of Africa and Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope, including a short Sketch of the early History of Portugal.

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For information on the discoveries mentioned here I am indebted chiefly to the Indice Chronologico das Navegações, Viagens, Descobrimentos, e Conquistas dos Portuguezes nos Paizes Ultramarinos desde o Principio do Seculo XV, the great history Da Asia of João de Barros, Major’s Discoveries of Prince Henry the Navigator and their Results, and Beazley’s Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery.

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