Bidspirit auction | Book Duarte Barbosa

Book Duarte Barbosa - BARBOSA (Duarte) THE BOOK of Duarte Barbosa . An account of the countries bordering on the Indian Ocean and their inhabitants, written by Duarte Barbosa and completed about the year 1518 A.D. Translated from the Portuguese text, firts published in 1812 A.D. by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Lisbon, in Vol. II of its Collection of Documents regarding the History and Geography of the Nations beyond the seas, and edited and annotated Mansel Longworth Dames. New Delhi: Asian Edicational Services, 1989. 2 v.: il.; 220 mm. English-language edition of one of the most important sources for the history of the discoveries. Unusual. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !