Osorio, Jeronimo:

$750 · Offered by William Reese Company

HIERONYMI OSORII, LUSITANI, SILVENSIS IN ALGARBIIS EPISCOPI, DE REBUS; EMMANUELIS, LUSITANIAE REGIS INVICTISSIMI, VIRTUTE ET AUSPICIO, ANNIS SEX AC VIGINTI, DOMI FORISQ, GESTIS, LIBRI ... The sixth edition of Osorio's history of Portugal during the reign of King Manuel I (1495-1521). Osorio records the exploits of the great Portuguese explorers such as Cortereal, Vasco de Gama, Magellan, Cabral, and de Lemes. There is much material about the eastern shores of South America (present-day Brazil) as well as the coasts of Africa and the East Indies. This edition contains the dedicatory epistle by Joannes Metellus describing Portuguese and Spanish explorations in the East Indies.

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