A copy of the 1507 Paesi can be found at BNF Gallica. [1]. If the entire Paesi is downloaded in PDF form, then Cadamosto's first account is pp.15–95 and his second account (on Pedro de Sintra) starts on p.96. Note that in the Ramusio 1550 collection, Cadamosto's account ends on the middle of p.103 of the Paesi, but seems to continue in the original Paesi on to p.104. This is probably because Ramusio reprinted the account from a later imperect edition of the Paesi. The BNF Gallica also has a downloadable copy of a 1512 Italian reprint of the Paesi (published in Milan) at [2], but it also seems to go further than Ramusio.
in William Reese catalogue 250.Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. A copy of the 1508 Milan edition can be found at BNF Gallica [3]. If the entire Itinerarium is downloaded in PDF form, then Cadamosto's accounts of his own journey ranges pp.23–80 (in the PDF), and Cadamosto's account of Pedro de Sintra is pp.80–84 of the PDF.
e.g. Quintella (1839: p.114) follows Gois's dating, placing Cadamosto's first trip in 1445. See the review in Cortesão (1931:p.27)
Cadamosto (Kerr, p.225 Ital: p.111; Port: p.33). Cadamosto places it 64 miles south of the mouth of the Senegal river and 32 miles north of Cape Vert. Russell (2000: p.299) tentatively locates it at or around modern Mboro town.
The feast SS. Philip and James actually fell on May 1 in the liturgical calendar of the time. But Cadmosto reports they departed Portugal already in May. An alternative proposal (e.g. Quintella, p.129) is that it is his departure date that is mistakenly written – that Cadamosto really departed in March or April, 1456 and reached Cape Verde islands before May 1. Damião de Góis writes that on their second trip, they took "sixteen days" to reach Cape Vert, and claims they called the islands Boa Vista, the second Santiago & São Felipe "on account of it being 1st of May" and a third island Maio "in memory of the month they discovered it." (Gois, 1567: p.22)
R.H. Major (1868: p.277) and Armando Cortesão (1931: p.35) are among those who express strong doubts that Cadamosto ever saw the Cape Verde islands, and suggest instead that Cadamosto was trying to retroactively abscond with the credit due properly to Gomes and Noli. Among the inconsistencies noted by Major (p.286-87): (1) the feast of SS. James & Philip is on May 1st, inconsistent with Cadamosto's departure date; (2) Cadamosto claims he was driven to the islands by a southwesterly wind – an impossibility as Boa Vista lies southwest from Cape Vert; (3) that he visibly saw several islands from a hilltop on Boa Vista – they could not have seen more than one (Sal island); (4) that he found a freshwater river big enough for a large ship to enter – the islands are parched, there are no streams anywhere on the islands "big enough to float a canoe"; (5) there is no salt lagoons nor turtles on Santiago island, as Cadamosto claims to have found. Cortesão (p.37) goes even further than major, suggesting that the entire second trip of Cadamosto of 1456, including the trip up the river and the dealings with Battimansa, Niumimansa, et al. were all fabricated by Cadamosto, that they were fully pinched from the accounts of Diogo Gomes and his companions.
Cadamosto (Kerr, p.249; Ital: p.118 Port. p.63). The identification of Batimansa as the king of Badibu is found in several places, e.g. Teixeira da Mota (1946), Verrier (1994: p.141), A. Hughes and D. Perfect (2008, p.29). However, the distances aren't helpful. Cadamosto cites 60 Italian miles, which is approximately 80–90 km upriver. As a result, Russell (2000: p.311) identifies "Batti" as around Bintang Bolong creek on the south bank of the Gambia 13°19′31″N16°13′25″W / 13.32528°N 16.22361°W / 13.32528; -16.22361). However, Kerr (p.249) identifies it as 'Devil's Point' on the north bank, much further east 13°28′29″N15°36′42″W / 13.47472°N 15.61167°W / 13.47472; -15.61167. Although double the distance cited by Cadamosto (around 160 km), it corresponds better with the 'narrowing' of the river he describes and is indeed in the environs of the Badibu kingdom. Taking it even further, Bühnen (1992: p.95-96) identifies Batti with Pating, much further inland, at around 240 km upriver, placing Cadamosto within a stone's throw of the market center of Cantor, which seems unlikely. Diogo Gomes cites Batimansa as being a great lord on the south side of the river.
Alternatively, Rio de Santa Ana could be simply the small river of Rio Sucujaque (12°19′57″N16°39′26″W / 12.33250°N 16.65722°W / 12.33250; -16.65722), just after Cape Roxo, but that is unlikely to be worth mentioning as "comparable" to Cacheu. R.H. Henry (1868: p.284-5) proposes Cadamosto likely affixed Santa Anna to Cacheu and St. Dominico to Rio Mansoa, and the names got shifted later. However, A.M. Castilho insists on assigning St. Dominico originally to the Cacheu River, noting that in Portuguese maps, the Souta river (now Kalissaye River, 12°41′45″N16°46′49″W / 12.69583°N 16.78028°W / 12.69583; -16.78028), was called "Rio de Santa Ana". However, the Souta is north of Casamance, suggesting that Cadamosto just confused his account, and placed both after Cape Roxo.(Castilho, p.135). This view is supported by Verrier (1994: p.12, 143)
Diogo Gomes, p.282; Russell, 2000 p.331. However, Cortesão (1931: p.37) suggests it was Diogo Gomes is truthful, that Cadamosto never undertook his second trip at all, but pinched the account – including the dealings with Battimansa, Niumimansa etc. – wholesale from Gomes and others. Curiously, Damião de Góis (1567:p.22) credits them with discovering the Cape Verde islands, but makes no mention of their second entry into the Gambia or sojourn there, claiming instead they sailed straight from the islands to Casamance, and went on as far only to Cape Roxo, before turning back.
Cadamosto (Kerr, p.249; Ital: p.118 Port. p.63). The identification of Batimansa as the king of Badibu is found in several places, e.g. Teixeira da Mota (1946), Verrier (1994: p.141), A. Hughes and D. Perfect (2008, p.29). However, the distances aren't helpful. Cadamosto cites 60 Italian miles, which is approximately 80–90 km upriver. As a result, Russell (2000: p.311) identifies "Batti" as around Bintang Bolong creek on the south bank of the Gambia 13°19′31″N16°13′25″W / 13.32528°N 16.22361°W / 13.32528; -16.22361). However, Kerr (p.249) identifies it as 'Devil's Point' on the north bank, much further east 13°28′29″N15°36′42″W / 13.47472°N 15.61167°W / 13.47472; -15.61167. Although double the distance cited by Cadamosto (around 160 km), it corresponds better with the 'narrowing' of the river he describes and is indeed in the environs of the Badibu kingdom. Taking it even further, Bühnen (1992: p.95-96) identifies Batti with Pating, much further inland, at around 240 km upriver, placing Cadamosto within a stone's throw of the market center of Cantor, which seems unlikely. Diogo Gomes cites Batimansa as being a great lord on the south side of the river.
Alternatively, Rio de Santa Ana could be simply the small river of Rio Sucujaque (12°19′57″N16°39′26″W / 12.33250°N 16.65722°W / 12.33250; -16.65722), just after Cape Roxo, but that is unlikely to be worth mentioning as "comparable" to Cacheu. R.H. Henry (1868: p.284-5) proposes Cadamosto likely affixed Santa Anna to Cacheu and St. Dominico to Rio Mansoa, and the names got shifted later. However, A.M. Castilho insists on assigning St. Dominico originally to the Cacheu River, noting that in Portuguese maps, the Souta river (now Kalissaye River, 12°41′45″N16°46′49″W / 12.69583°N 16.78028°W / 12.69583; -16.78028), was called "Rio de Santa Ana". However, the Souta is north of Casamance, suggesting that Cadamosto just confused his account, and placed both after Cape Roxo.(Castilho, p.135). This view is supported by Verrier (1994: p.12, 143)
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in William Reese catalogue 250.Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. A copy of the 1508 Milan edition can be found at BNF Gallica [3]. If the entire Itinerarium is downloaded in PDF form, then Cadamosto's accounts of his own journey ranges pp.23–80 (in the PDF), and Cadamosto's account of Pedro de Sintra is pp.80–84 of the PDF.
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in William Reese catalogue 250.Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. A copy of the 1508 Milan edition can be found at BNF Gallica [3]. If the entire Itinerarium is downloaded in PDF form, then Cadamosto's accounts of his own journey ranges pp.23–80 (in the PDF), and Cadamosto's account of Pedro de Sintra is pp.80–84 of the PDF.
