Esmeraldo de situ orbis, by Duarte Pacheco Pereira (Hakluyt Society, Second Series)

The translation and edition of a Portuguese account of the coasts of Africa and their discovery, written c.1505-1508. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1937. COVER -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PROLOGUE -- The First Book, with a description of the greater circles and property of the earth -- The Second Book, describing the discoveries of King Afonso V of Portugal -- The Third Book, concerning the discoveries of King John II of Portugal -- The Fourth Book, containing the discoveries of King Manuel of Portugal -- Appendices -- I. The Senegal-Niger-Nile Controversy -- II. "There are other Snakes a Quarter of a League Long -- III. The Silent Barter -- IV. Note on the Map to Illustrate the Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z