Stock No.11714
Antique cast iron portrait roundel of Vasco da Gama(1460 - 1524), a Portuguese count and one of the world's greatest explorers being the first European to reach India by sea thus linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean via the Atlantic and the Indian oceans leading the way to the Orient.
English circa 1890.
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Depth |
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14 13⁄16"
37.5 cms |
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1 13⁄16"
4.5 cms |
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