ABSTRACT

Letters, narratives, and extracts from diaries, etc. of 1500-01, chiefly of Portuguese and Venetian origin, translated, with introduction and notes. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1938.

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Documents

chapter |31 pages

Letter of Pedro Vaz De Caminha to King Manuel

Written From Porto Seguro of Vera Cruz the 1St of May 1500

chapter |7 pages

Letter of Master John to King Manuel

Written from Vera Cruz The 1st of May 1500

chapter |12 pages

Letter from King Manuel to Ferdinand and Isabella

The 29th of July 1501

chapter |42 pages

The Anonymous Narrative

chapter |19 pages

The Account of Priest Joseph

chapter |16 pages

The Letters Sent to Venice

chapter |12 pages

The Venetian Diarists

chapter |3 pages

The Report of Ca’ Masser

chapter |6 pages

Letters Sent by Bartolomeo Marchioni to Florence

27th of June 1501 and July 1501

chapter |29 pages

Official Documents

The Letter of Chief Captaincy and Powers Which Pedro Alvarez De Gouveia Carried When He was Sent to India as Captain