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LAIDLEY (Fernando). MISSÃO na Ásia: Primeiro «Raid» Automóvel Lisboa-Goa. Lisboa. 1960. - LAIDLEY (Fernando) MISSÃO na Ásia: Primeiro «Raid» Automóvel Lisboa-Goa . Lisboa: Edições Tapete Mágico, 1960. 188, [2] pp.: il.; 225 mm. Second edition. Account of the automobile expedition that linked Lisbon to Goa — then Portuguese territory — undertaken by Fernando Laidley in the late 1950s, aboard a Volkswagen van. The journey, which crossed southern Europe, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, was the first of its kind undertaken by Portuguese people and received extensive press coverage at the time. The volume is illustrated with photographs of the expedition and maps of the route. This work is part of a series of travel and adventure narratives that Laidley published throughout his career, including an account of his first road trip around Africa by car, undertaken in 1955-1956. (Sought after.) ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate