Esmeraldo de situ orbis, by Duarte Pacheco Pereira.

The translation and edition of a Portuguese account of the coasts of Africa and their discovery, written c.1505-1508. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1937.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kimble, George H. T. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Brookfield : Hakluyt Society Ashgate Publishing Company [distributor] July 2010
Colección:Hakluyt Society, Second Ser.
Temas:
Discoveries in geography > Portuguese.
Discoveries in geography
Discoveries in geography > Portuguese
Africa > Discovery and exploration.
Afrique > Découverte et exploration.
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter Prologue: The beginning of the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis
  • chapter The First Book, with a description of the greater circles and property of the earth
  • chapter The Second Book, describing the discoveries of King Afonso V of Portugal
  • chapter The Third Book, concerning the discoveries of King John II of Portugal
  • chapter The Fourth Book, containing the discoveries of King Manuel of Portugal
  • chapter I The Senegal-Niger-Nile controversy
  • chapter II "There are other snakes a quarter of a league long
  • chapter III The silent Barter
  • chapter IV Note on the Map to illustrate the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis.

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