1st Edition
Esmeraldo de situ orbis, by Duarte Pacheco Pereira
Edited By George H.T. Kimble
Copyright 2010
228 Pages
by
Hakluyt Society
228 Pages
by
Hakluyt Society
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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.
Preface, Introduction, Select Bibliography, Prologue: The beginning of the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, The First Book, with a description of the greater circles and property of the earth, The Second Book, describing the discoveries of King Afonso V of Portugal, The Third Book, concerning the discoveries of King John II of Portugal, The Fourth Book, containing the discoveries of King Manuel of Portugal, Appendices, I The Senegal-Niger-Nile controversy, II “ There are other snakes a quarter of a league long0, III The silent Barter, IV Note on the Map to illustrate the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, Index
Biography
George H.T. Kimble