European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse 1-&jf it Tiff Rah of 7/r/i drawing by Richard Schleth shows the Lytt of vessel used by Bartolomeu oat or his Isle Century voyage. Al celebrates Modem Crew tries to Trace Dias voyage of discovery by Donald Smith in Ilia no geographic i Ive Hundred years ii a a i Sirki Tisse sea tape Iii named Larto Onieu set Del find a Trade route l i . Kiili full for him and i a Mukhil this Himil cil ii july Ini East Iruk Iid of Svel bet Riding if first t id round the tip of airic.1. But in remained fur an Iii Elurer Arnm t Lirui. Sailing five years later Tumlir lilt Al prof , to iry but the Wal urls mute Chrisl Nohrr Coli thu Ilist overed America on Vii de and today in is Columbus uni Dias sch a n.imi1 american St flow l Liili Lorn id Fuji re. Id notes Early Portuges the voyage lives Cip Losili of Columbus i pfc Livion a out re octet Al in in Lullius Dikiy Spei Chc. The Portuni ii prep Irvid Iho Way by in w six h is the a astrolabes it s Irtoli on the Earth s in i in Tom study of Ocean ind winds Natl say Budau. Thu Europe Iurii who follow of us Hie dutch tip Spanish i he English a Jcj Rord rum the unlike the Spanish who ate plan nine extensive be Olivics in .1 single year i9 2 fur the sooth Juniver Iwry of Columbus first , hit portug tire sprout their or Inive port s. Activities in Perlut Iii Over the next 1 i or will include exhibitions to Lulu Rel and sports Cal nos Schoot contest is nil i his i incl Titi books. The portuguese yrs for mint til is tub Sidi Injo much f the multimillion a Nalii Sprajc it. 1 he rerun of the Dias to Hajje is l Iii Undt a written by South african retire a Nee of pair descent. A of to i Stefn i red Carvel cast off from a port on tie Toyus River in november bound Lor South aim is Mossel Bay. On the original Tup. Dim set out in August ub7 with a Small flee of two caramels and ,1 Supply ship. His Mission was Loci Intine portuguese explorations of the african , pushing Hayand Iho Ollil southernmost Point rom dirty on a previous voyage by Diogo , the object Ift was to find a sea link Between Europe and the wealth of the Orient the slime motive that drove Columbus to the Caribbean Dias came Tan Lali Longly close. Making slow Progress Down the coast Cir inst prevailing southerly winds and current sprinkled fanciful names Over the Lar escapes they passed Praia Das Pedras Monte de pain n Pola Dosi Ibro a Coleta Dos tres Armaos. Some of the old names survive today accounting for the portuguese flavor of parts of the african Shoreline. For the most Parl the ships stayed in Eye Wii i the land. Bui in Early , apparently tiring of the constant struggle against Ivind and current they turned on a Lack that carried hem out o sea. There they ran into a cold Gale whose fury forced them to haul in their sail. Thirteen tumultuous Days later the pilots sleeved eastward. To their Surprise Anil Delight in had seemed that the continent would go on forever they found no land they correctly concluded that they d finally run Deli the tip of Hie continent. Taif nine , they the coast. It was on their return trip thai Dias saw the Point he Rook to be the southernmost extremity of Africa Dias named it Cabo a Tio i Esperance Cape of Good Hope. Fifteenth a Colury sea exploration was ,1 punishing experience death by Accident disease or exposure was non. Soon after they had sailed be my Mossel Bay Dias Crew decided they had had enough and insisted on going Back. The Captain reportedly fell 1o his Knees and wept when he realized he would be unable to Complete the circuit to India and Back. That Honor and the Fame and Royal Reward followed were left to compatriot Vasco a cams who reached Calicut 11 years later. Thirteen years after discovering the Cape of Good Hope i drowned on his Way to take command of a portuguese settlement on the East coast of Africa when his caravel went Down with All hands in u South Atlantic rait1.1
