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COSTA (A. Fontoura da). A MARINHARIA dos Descobrimentos. Lisboa. 1960. - COSTA (A. Fontoura da) A MARINHARIA dos Descobrimentos . 3ª Edição. Lisboa: Agência Geral do Ultramar, 1960. 532 pp.: il.; 245 mm. A treatise on nautical history that compiles knowledge of the art of navigation from the Age of Discoveries, considered an indispensable work of Portuguese historiography on the subject. It includes the Portuguese nautical bibliography up to 1700 and is illustrated with portraits, maps (some fold-out), diagrams, facsimiles, and tables, some in color. Third edition, published in 1960 by the General Overseas Agency. The work was first published in the Annals of the Naval Military Club and was published in book form in 1933 by the Navy Press, followed by a second edition. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate