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OSORIUS (Hieronimo Osorio) - History of Portugal, containing the undertakings, navigations, & memorable gestures of the Portuguese, both in the conquest of the East Indies by them discovered, and in the wars of Africa & other exploits [...] French translation by S[imon] G[oulart] - Paris ; Guillaume de la Noue, 1587 - 1 large volume In-8° of [8], 680 leaves (mis-coded 147 to 680 instead of 137 to 670), [22] leaves - Faint angular halo at the top of the first 38 leaves, angular stain at the bottom of folio 167 - Engraved bands and initials - Muted 17th century binding in soft ivory vellum with small overlaps (traces of laces, small russeted halos on the 2nd plate) - Smooth spine (a few small snags) - Armorial bookmark on the title and in the margin of folio 25 : from the library of La Davière - Good copy of this important work giving the history of Portugal from 1496 to 1578 and in which one finds precious information on the discoveries of the navigators Cabral, Gaspar de Lemos, Magellan, Cortereal, etc.
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OSORIUS (Hieronimo Osorio) - History of Portugal, containing the undertakings, navigations, & memorable gestures of the Portuguese, both in the conquest of the East Indies by them discovered, and in the wars of Africa & other exploits [...] French translation by S[imon] G[oulart] - Paris ; Guillaume de la Noue, 1587 - 1 large volume In-8° of [8], 680 leaves (mis-coded 147 to 680 instead of 137 to 670), [22] leaves - Faint angular halo at the top of the first 38 leaves, angular stain at the bottom of folio 167 - Engraved bands and initials - Muted 17th century binding in soft ivory vellum with small overlaps (traces of laces, small russeted halos on the 2nd plate) - Smooth spine (a few small snags) - Armorial bookmark on the title and in the margin of folio 25 : from the library of La Davière - Good copy of this important work giving the history of Portugal from 1496 to 1578 and in which one finds precious information on the discoveries of the navigators Cabral, Gaspar de Lemos, Magellan, Cortereal, etc.
