Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, by Duarte Pacheco Pereira

ISBN-13: 9781409414469 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 228 str.

Kimble, George H. T.

Opis

The translation and edition of a Portuguese account of the coasts of Africa and their discovery, written c.1505-1508. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1937.

Spis treści

Preface, Introduction, Select Bibliography, Prologue: The beginning of the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, The First Book, with a description of the greater circles and property of the earth, The Second Book, describing the discoveries of King Afonso V of Portugal, The Third Book, concerning the discoveries of King John II of Portugal, The Fourth Book, containing the discoveries of King Manuel of Portugal, Appendices, I The Senegal-Niger-Nile controversy, II “ There are other snakes a quarter of a league long0, III The silent Barter, IV Note on the Map to illustrate the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, Index

O autorze

George H.T. Kimble