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Sources (moved to seperate post for clarity):

Books and articles:

• Portuguese India 1525, A Gun List by Barker, R., Journal of Ordnance Society Vol. 8 (1996)
  
  
• Ordnance and Empire: Portugal 15/16th century by Braid, D., Journal of Ordnance Society Vol. 4 (1992)
  
  
• 16th century bronze Portuguese cannon by van Oordt, I., de Vries, G., Journal of Ordnance Society Vol. 18 (2006)
  
  
  
• Cogs, Caravels and Galleons by Richard Unger.
  
  
• The Portuguese Caravel and European Shipbuilding: Phases of Development and Diversity By Martin Malcolm Elbl
  
  
• The History and Development of Caravels - A Thesis by George Robert Schwarz
  
  
  
• A Portuguese East Indiaman from the 1502–1503 Fleet of Vasco da Gama off Al Hallaniyah Island by Mearns
  
• Outfitting the Pepper Wreck by Filipe Castro
  
  
• Foundations of the Portuguese Empire 1415-1580 (1977) by Diffie and Winius. General book about Portuguese discoveries and creating of their Empire.
  
  
  
• Prince Henry the Navigator: A life (2000) by Peter E. Russel. The ultimate biography of Infante Henrique in English, who was one of the key people in kickstarting the Age of Discoveries which lead to his elevation to mythical status during the 19th century.
  
  
• The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea. Vol. I and Vol II by Zurara/Azurara. English translation (available free from Gutenberg) from text originating in ~1450s.
  
  
• Original Journals of the Voyages of Cada Mosto by Cadamosto originally written ~1460. English translation in "General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Volume II" by R.Kerr (1824).
  
  
• A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499. English translation by Hakluyt Society (1898).
  
  
• The Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama and His Viceroyalty. By Correa, Gaspar. Translated by Henry E. J. Stanley. New York: Burt Franklin, 1963 [originally published 1869].
  
  
  Websites:
  
  
• 1502 - Esmeralda Wreck
  
  
• 1606 - Pepper Wreck
  
  
• Portuguese cannons - silverhawkauthor.com
  
  
• English ships: Anthony Roll
  
  Mirror Imgur galleries:
  
  
• Carrack gallery
  
  
• Caravel gallery
  
  
• Galleon gallery
  
  
• Maps and images gallery
  
  
• Portuguese Cannon gallery
  
  
• Trade and other data
  

Ha! I just read about him in the book American Canopy by Eric Rutkow!