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BARROS, JOÃO DE; and COUTO, DIOGO DA. Da Asia. 3 engraved portraits; 4 folding engraved maps. Half-title in Volumes 1, 10, and 24; last volume (index) apparently lacks title. 24 volumes. 8vo, modern 1/2 calf, moderate wear; marginal dampstaining at end of Volumes 1 and 7, occasional mostly minor stains elsewhere, Volume 13 title soiled, minor repairs on verso of 2 maps. Lisbon: Regia Officina Typographica, 1778-88
The major chronicle of Portuguese navigation and exploration in Africa and the East from the 15th to early 17th centuries, begun by Barros and continued by Couto. Howgego I, B34 and C208; Penrose, pages 278-79 and 282.
