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COUTINHO (Gago). A NÁUTICA dos Descobrimentos. Lisboa. 1951-1952. - COUTINHO (Gago) A NÁUTICA dos Descobrimentos . Lisboa: Agência Geral do Ultramar, 1951-1952. 2 v.: il.; 265 mm. First edition of this collection of articles, lectures and unpublished works by Admiral Gago Coutinho dedicated to the nautical science of the Portuguese Discoveries, organized and prefaced by Commander Moura Braz. It brings together, in eight thematic chapters, the demonstration of the functioning of the nautical instruments used by Portuguese navigators, the explanation of rhumb line charts and globes, the Southwest course and the Volta do Mar Largo (Open Sea Turn), and also studies on the nautical technique applied to voyages to the Atlantic, India, Brazil, North America and Australia, supporting the thesis of Portuguese priority in the discovery of America and Australia. A fundamental work for the technical understanding of navigation during the Age of Discovery, authored by one of the greatest Portuguese navigators and scientists of the 20th century. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate