What did the Venetians think of the competition ?

The  Venetian  Cadamosto, not  likely to  have been  happy about  the success of  the  Madeira  adventure,  tried  to  remain objective in his writings about the economic developments of the  island during  the middle of the 15th century.

He spoke of the progress  with wine  and sugarcane,  mentioning that  the vines had been imported from Candia by  Prince Henry's  orders and  he could  see the impact of the wines on the European commercial markets. According  to  Cadamosto,  bunches of grapes were reaching  the size  of 80 (sic) centimeters !

 

 
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