Roussin, Albin Reine, Baron:

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DERROTERO DE LAS COSTAS DE LA AMERICA MERIDIONAL. COMPREHENDIDAS ENTRE LA ISLA DE SANTA CATALINA Y EL MARANHAO; Y ENTRE LA MISMA Y EL RIO DE LA ... Second edition in Spanish, originally published in French in 1826. A standard pilot to the Brazilian coast for the time, Roussin's guide was mainly based on information gathered during a survey in 1819-20. The second part of the text, which begins on page 175, is made up of a translation of Captain Barral's account of another French hydrographical survey undertaken in 1830-32. The lengthy appendix (pp.197-263) is a compendium of extracts of earlier navigational work along Brazil's coast. The handsome lithograph profiles are of various Brazilian coastlines and ports. Borba de Moraes also cites a 1841 Spanish edition.

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