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FONSECA (Quirino da). OS PORTUGUESES NO MAR. Memorias Históricas e Arqueológicas das Naus de Portugal. Lisboa. 1926. - FONSECA (Quirino da) OS PORTUGUESES NO MAR. Memorias Históricas e Arqueológicas das Naus de Portugal . Vol. I Ementa Histórica das Naus Portuguesas. Prefácio de Henrique Lopes de Mendonça. Lisboa: Na Tipografia do Comércio, 1926. 798, [2] pp.: il.; 265 mm. First edition. Single volume published. A fundamental work of Portuguese naval historiography, conceived as a historical and archaeological repertoire of the ships of Portugal. This volume, the Historical Summary of Portuguese Ships , brings together in systematic order the documentary information on hundreds of ships, with their respective names, dates of construction or service, voyages, fleets in which they participated, captains and final destination, shipwrecks, captures or scrapping. Based on extensive research in chronicles, fleet reports, archival documentation, and shipwreck literature, it constitutes a still indispensable reference tool for the study of the India Route, the fleets, and Portuguese shipbuilding. Preface by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, also a historian of Portuguese naval architecture. Illustrated. Esteemed and sought after. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate