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PERES (Damião). HISTÓRIA dos Descobrimentos Portugueses. Coimbra. 1960. - PERES (Damião) HISTÓRIA dos Descobrimentos Portugueses . Segunda edição, Actualizada. Coimbra: Portucalense Editoraed. autor, 1960. 592 pp., LX estampas a preto numeradas, 11 estampas coloridas: il.; 255 mm. Second updated edition of the work considered by historiography to be the first general history of the Discoveries written by a Portuguese author, published in 1943 by Portucalense Editora, Porto. It originated from the author's teaching activity in the History of Discoveries course and is regarded as a reference work, with an objective and well-documented exposition. It traces the genesis of European expansion, the establishment of Atlantic bases, and the exploration of the African coast, detailing the voyages and their historical context. The 1960 edition is illustrated with a numbered set of plates outside the text, in black and white and in color, featuring maps, engravings, and facsimiles. A third edition was also published in 1983. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate