Bidspirit auction | LIVRO DE MARINHARIA de Bernardo

LIVRO DE MARINHARIA de Bernardo Fernandes (Cêrca de 1548). Lisboa. 1940. - LIVRO DE MARINHARIA de Bernardo Fernandes (Cêrca de 1548) . Prefácio e notas por A. Fontoura da Costa. Lisboa: Agência Geral das Colónias, 1940. XII, [2], 242 pp.: il.; 225 mm. First printed edition of the Book of Seamanship attributed to Bernardo Fernandes, a nautical treatise composed around 1548 and preserved in manuscript, published for the first time with a preface and notes by Commander A. Fontoura da Costa, historian of Portuguese navigation. The text brings together navigational charts and regulations from the 16th century: instructions for the use of the astrolabe and quadrant, regulations for the polar star and the sun, declination tables, and routes to Brazil, the African coast, and India. It documents the practical knowledge of Portuguese pilots at the height of maritime expansion and is a relevant source for the study of the art of navigation and the scientific culture of the Discoveries. An edition of interest to the history of Portuguese navigation and science, included in the publications of the General Agency for the Colonies. Highly regarded. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate