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CASTANHEDA (Fernão Lopes de). HISTÓRIA do Descobrimento & Conquista da Índia pelos Portugueses. Coimbra. 1924. - CASTANHEDA (Fernão Lopes de) HISTÓRIA do Descobrimento & Conquista da Índia pelos Portugueses . 3.ª ed. conforme a edição princeps, revista e anotada por Pedro de Azevedo e P. M. Laranjo Coelho. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1924. 4 v.; 295 mm. This is a reissue of the esteemed and celebrated work by Fernão Lopes de Castanheda, based on the first edition of 1551. The rarity of the first book is well known, and Ernesto do Canto's study meticulously compares the first and second editions of this work. The acclaimed introductory studies included as an appendix in the first volume of this copy substantially enrich this edition. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate