Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 193 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 79 |
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Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 79.
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Contents |
Chapter Prologue: The beginning of the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis -- chapter The First Book, with a description of the greater circles and property of the earth -- chapter The Second Book, describing the discoveries of King Afonso V of Portugal -- chapter The Third Book, concerning the discoveries of King John II of Portugal -- chapter The Fourth Book, containing the discoveries of King Manuel of Portugal -- chapter I The Senegal-Niger-Nile controversy -- chapter II "There are other snakes a quarter of a league long -- chapter III The silent Barter -- chapter IV Note on the Map to illustrate the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis |
Bibliography |
"Select bibliography": pages xxxiii-xxxv |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese
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HISTORY -- Africa -- General.
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Discoveries in geography
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Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese
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SUBJECT |
Africa -- Discovery and exploration
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Subject |
Africa
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Kimble, George H. T. (George Herbert Tinley), 1908-2004.
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ISBN |
9781409416852 |
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1409416852 |
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1409414469 |
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9781409414469 |
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1317141679 |
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9781317141679 |
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1315580225 |
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9781315580227 |
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1283090058 |
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9781283090056 |
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9786613090058 |
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6613090050 |
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