The Tragic History of the Sea 1589-1622: Narratives of the shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen São Thomé (1589), Santo Alberto (1593), São João Baptista (1622) and the journeys of the survivors in South East Africa [Second Series, No. CXII]
Cambridge: Published by the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XIV, 297, [1]pp. Original gilt-, and blind-stamped blue cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. The narratives by Diogo do Couto, João Baptista Lavanha and Francisco Vaz d'Almada of accounts which were subsequently included in the "História Trágico-Marítima" edited by Bernardo Gomes de Brito at Lisbon in 1735-6. The introduction and appendices discuss the 'Carreira da Índia''. For a further selection from the same source, see Second Series 132. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Narrative of the shipwreck of the great ship São Thomé in the land of the Fumos in the year 1589, by Diogo do Couto; Shipwreck of the great ship Santo Alberto, and itinerary of the people, who were saved from it, 1593 by João Baptista Lavanha; Treatise of the misfortune that befell the great ship João Baptista, 1622 by Francisco Vaz d'Almada; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. This volume is complete with all its plates and maps. Minor shelf wear. Upper front corner bumped, thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition. g+. Item #39274
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