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FERNANDES (Brás A.). ARMAS e Inscrições do Forte de Baçaim. Lisboa. 1957. - FERNANDES (Brás A.) ARMAS e Inscrições do Forte de Baçaim . Prefácio, notas e tradução de António Machado de Faria. Lisboa: Academia Portuguesa de História, 1957. XXVI, [6], 282, [6] pp., 6 mapas, 66 est.: il.; 310 mm. First edition. Epigraphic and heraldic survey of the Fort of Baçaim, the Fortress of São Sebastião de Baçaim, founded by Nuno da Cunha in 1536 and conquered by the Marathas in 1739, one of the main Portuguese strongholds in India. This work combines an interpretation of the inscriptions found in the fort with descriptions of the coats of arms, accompanied by plans and facsimile prints of the inscriptions. The preface, notes, and translation are by António Machado de Faria, who comments on Brás Fernandes' interpretation and corrects it in several places. It is a source for the study of epigraphy and heraldry related to the Portuguese presence in Bassein. Published by the Portuguese Academy of History, republished by the same institution in 1998 with a foreword by Justino Mendes de Almeida. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate