COLLECÇAO DE OPUSCULOS REIMPRESSOS RELATIVOS A HISTORIA DAS NAVEGAÇOES, VIAGENS, E CONQUISTAS DOS PORTUGUEZES
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Published by Lisbon, 1844
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[6],xii,139,[9]pp. Small quarto. Original pink printed wrappers bound into modern green buckram, spine gilt. A few library ink stamps; a few leaves toned, else quite clean and crisp internally. Very good. Untrimmed and unopened. The second Portuguese edition, after the legendary 1557 first account of the De Soto expedition, RELAÇAM VERDADEIRA., written by the Gentleman of Elvas and of which only four copies are known. The identity of the Gentleman of Elvas has remained a mystery. His firsthand narrative is the primary source for information concerning the De Soto expedition of 1539-43, the first investigation by Europeans of the southeast region of the United States. De Soto landed on the west coast of Florida in 1539, marching north through Georgia and west to Mobile Bay. His party reached the Mississippi River in 1541 and then went to Arkansas, going as far west as Fort Smith. Returning east, De Soto died and was buried in the Mississippi. The survivors floated to the Gulf and made it to Mexico. SABIN 14363, 24895 (ref). Seller Inventory # WRCAM41535
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Title: COLLECÇAO DE OPUSCULOS REIMPRESSOS RELATIVOS...
Publisher: Lisbon
Publication Date: 1844
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COLLECÇAO DE OPUSCULOS REIMPRESSOS RELATIVOS A HISTORIA DAS NAVEGAÇOES, VIAGENS, E CONQUISTAS DOS PORTUGUEZES.
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Lisbon. 1844., 1844
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
[6],xii,139,[9]pp. Small quarto. Original pink printed wrappers bound into modern green buckram, spine gilt. A few library ink stamps; a few leaves toned, else quite clean and crisp internally. Very good. Untrimmed and unopened. The second Portuguese edition, after the legendary 1557 first account of the De Soto expedition, RELAÇAM VERDADEIRA., written by the Gentleman of Elvas and of which only four copies are known. The identity of the Gentleman of Elvas has remained a mystery. His firsthand narrative is the primary source for information concerning the De Soto expedition of 1539-43, the first investigation by Europeans of the southeast region of the United States. De Soto landed on the west coast of Florida in 1539, marching north through Georgia and west to Mobile Bay. His party reached the Mississippi River in 1541 and then went to Arkansas, going as far west as Fort Smith. Returning east, De Soto died and was buried in the Mississippi. The survivors floated to the Gulf and made it to Mexico. SABIN 14363, 24895 (ref). Seller Inventory # 41535
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