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KAMMERER (Albert). LE ROUTIER de Dom Joam de Castro. Paris. 1936. - KAMMERER (Albert) LE ROUTIER de Dom Joam de Castro . l’exploration de la Mer Rouge par les Portugais en 1541. Traduit du portugais d’aprés le manuscrit du British Museum avec une introduction historique et des notes critiques de géographie par Albert Kammerer. Paris: Librarie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1936. VI, 202pp.: il.; 255 mm. First French translation of the Roteiro do Mar Roxo (Route of the Red Sea), nautical diary of D. João de Castro relating to the expedition of D. Estêvão da Gama from Goa to Suez in 1541, made from the manuscript in the British Museum. It is one of the fundamental texts of Portuguese nautical science of the Renaissance and the first systematic exploration of the Red Sea by Europeans. Castro meticulously records, with almost experimental accuracy, directions, soundings, latitudes, tides, winds, and compass variations, along with detailed descriptions of coastlines, ports and islands, populations, and ancient remains, sometimes challenging, in light of direct observation, the authority of classical geographers. The translation is accompanied by an extensive historical introduction and critical geographical notes, which identify the places described and compare the itinerary with the cartography and sources of the time. Illustrated with maps and reproductions. Estimated. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate