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History & Manuscripts
Lot 16:
SAN ROMÁN (António de)
HISTORIA General de la Yndia Oriental. Los Descubrimientos, y Conquistas que han hecho las Armas de Portugal, en el Brasil, y en otras partes de Africa, y de la Asia […] hasta el año de 1557. En Valladolid: Por Luis Sanchez, 1603.
¶4 [of 8], ¶¶, A-Z, Aa-Zz, Aaa-Ttt6, Vvv8, Xxx5 [of 8]; [20 of 28], 804, [12 of 18] pp.; 280 mm. Full compremporary vellum, tired; wormholes on the margins and on small portion of text on gatherings Gg to Ll; browned; trimmed, cutting the page titles on some leaves; lacking title-page and fólios ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, Xxx1, Xxx7 and Xxx8.
FIRST edition, very rare, of this important work for the history of Brazil. It refers to Cabral’s voyage and his discovery of Brazil, Fernão de Magalhães from his trip to the Moluccas until his death, the first governors of Brazil, the presence of the Jesuits and the foundation of their missionary activities, description of the discovery of Cristóvão Columbus, &c. Salvá says that complete copies are rare.
¶ Travel and Exploration, 201; Sabin, 76188; BdM2, 765; Salvá, 3396; Rodrigues, 2132; Palau VI, p. 425.
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