Scurvy during Vasco da Gama's first voyage (1497-1499)

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Authors: Ravenstein, Ernst Georg, Hemilä, Harri
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17781205
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Abstract

Scurvy was described on Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India, which appears to be the first description of scurvy during sea voyages. This document describes the extracts that are relevant about scurvy from Ravenstein’s translation of the journal of the voyage.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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4 February 2026
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EN