ANCIENT and Present State of Portugal. London. 1705.

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STEVENS (John, Cap.)

ANCIENT and Present State of Portugal. Containing the Description of that Kingdom, its former and present dicision, the manner od the Cortes or Parliament, its several names, forts, rivers, lakes, baths, minerals, plats, and other product; religious and military orders, prelates, nobility, and great officers, prime families, courts and councils; the language, coins, antiquities, famous writers, and other great men. Also a curious account of the Inquisition, and of all the Towns and Rivers in the Kingdom, besides some of the Chiefest on the frontiers of Spain. By a Gentleman who Resided some years in that Country. London: Printed by R. Janeway, 1705.

A4, a2, B-U8, X3, Y-Z2; [12], 318 pp., 1 mapa desdobrável: il.; 195 mm.

First edition. Written by John Stevens, an English captain responsible for the Asian English translation of Manuel de Faria e Sousa and other works of Portuguese history, as well as that of Don Quixote. Rare.

¶ Duarte de Sousa 1, 607

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