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IRIA (Alberto). DA NAVEGAÇÃO Portuguesa no Índico no Século XVII: (Documentos do Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino). Lisboa. 1963. - IRIA (Alberto) DA NAVEGAÇÃO Portuguesa no Índico no Século XVII: (Documentos do Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino) . Lisboa: Centro de Estudos Históricos Ultramarinos, 1963. 312 pp., XXXVI est.: il.; 235 mm. A documentary study on Portuguese navigation in the Indian Ocean during the 17th century, edited based on sources from the Overseas Historical Archive, including a documentary appendix (pp. 241-300) that transcribes the archival documents used. Published by the Center for Overseas Historical Studies, it is part of the systematic research on Portuguese overseas documentation promoted by this institution in the 1960s, contributing to the knowledge of nautical activity and maritime traffic in the State of India during a period of decline in Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean in the face of Dutch and English competition. Illustrated with facsimiles, maps and portrait. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate