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Vasco da Gama, circa 1460-1524Antonio Manuel da Fonseca, 1838© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, LondonHistorical Note from the National Maritime Museum:A half-length portrait to right, with the sitter wearing a breastplate, red-lined fur coat, gold-laced and slashed. He has a blue and gold turban, and around his neck the cross of Commander of the Portuguese Military Order of Christ.