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SANTOS (Nuno Beja Valdez Thomas dos). O DESCONHECIDO Niassa. Lisboa. 1964. - SANTOS (Nuno Beja Valdez Thomas dos) O DESCONHECIDO Niassa . Lisboa: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1964. 240 pp.. il.; 260 mm. First edition. Nuno Beja Valdez Thomaz dos Santos (1935-2011), Infantry Colonel with service commissions in Angola and Guinea-Bissau, was director of the Army Library, member of the Portuguese Academy of History, the Naval Academy and the Military History Commission, and one of the most renowned researchers of his generation in the areas of naval history and historical artillery. The Unknown Niassa is a comprehensive monograph on the Niassa territory in Mozambique, covering its history from the 15th century to the date of publication, its geography, geology, ethnology and ethnography of the populations, natural resources, economy, land borders, mines, settlements, communication routes and railways. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of historical maps of Africa and the Niassa region from the 15th century, old engravings and contemporary photogravures. Unusual. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate