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OSORIO DA FONSECA, JERONIMO. History of the Portuguese, During the Reign of Emmanuel: Containing All their Discoveries, from the Coast of Africk to the Farthest Parts of China . . . With a Description of those Countries and a Particular Account of the Religion, Government, and Customs of the Natives. Including also, Their Discovery of the Brazils, and Their Wars with the Moors. [4], 376; [4], 388 pages. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, worn, spine ends chipped, joints cracked, cords intact; occasional toning, scattered minor stains, clean tears in a few leaves toward end of Volume 1. 19th-century bookplates of the American Antiquarian Society (released), their embossed stamp on the title pages. London: A. Millar, 1752
first edition in english of a work originally published in Latin in 1571 on Portuguese exploration during the 1495-1521 reign of King Manuel I, including the voyages and exploits of Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Cabral, Almeida, and Albuquerque. Borba de Moraes, page 638; Hill 1270.
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