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Lot 19:
MENESES (Francisco de Sá de)
MALACA Conqvistada por o Grande Af.º de Albvqverqve. Poema Heroico de Fran.co de Sáa de Meneses com os Argumentos de Dona Bernarda Fereira. Em Lisboa: Por Mathias Rodrigues, 1634.
+, A-V8, X4; [8]-163-[1] ff.; 150 mm.
FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Francisco de Sá de Meneses (?-1664)’s only published work was this heroic poem prompted by our expansionist activity. Professing the Order of St. Dominic after the death of his wife, he brought a crusading spirit to this poem, with João de Barros’ narrative about the conquest of Malacca by Afonso de Albuquerque emerging in it.
¶ Inocêncio, v.3, p.52; Salema Garção, I, 2529; Samodães, 2931; Travel and Exploration, 793
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