, ▁where ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Moz amb ique ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Division ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Africa . ▁He ▁did ▁several ▁naval ▁travel s ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁his ▁first ▁commission ▁as ▁a ▁over se as ▁ge ograph er , ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁Tim or . ▁Since ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁G ago ▁C out inho ▁activities ▁were ▁developed ▁mostly ▁at ▁the ▁Cart ography ▁Commission , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁From ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁field ▁work , ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁del im itation ▁of ▁the ▁borders ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁chart ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁remote ▁Portuguese ▁col ony . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Portugal , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁del im itation ▁of ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Ni assa ▁territory ▁in ▁Moz amb ique , ▁from ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Ang ola , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁del im itation ▁of ▁No qui ' s ▁borders , ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Moz amb ique , ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁borders ▁del im itation ▁in ▁T ete ▁district , ▁between ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1