Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar In the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Barbosa, Duarte |
| Translator:
| Stanley, Henry E. J. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-01041-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The manuscript translated in this 1866 volume is a Spanish version of a document originally written in Portuguese about 1514. The author, Duarte Barbosa, spent sixteen years exploring the Indian Ocean.
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The manuscript translated in this 1866 volume is a Spanish version of a document originally written in Portuguese about 1514. The author, Duarte Barbosa, spent sixteen years exploring the Indian Ocean.