By Gaspar Correa; Henry E. J. Stanley
London   The Hakluyt Society
9" by 6" [7], 2, [3], ii-lxxx, [3], 4-430, [3], ii-xxxv, [1pp]
An account of Vasco da Gama's three important voyages, on which he was the first European to reach India by sea.
By Gaspar Correa; Henry E. J. Stanley

1869 The Three Voyages of Vasco da Gama, and His Viceroyalty

London   The Hakluyt Society
9" by 6" [7], 2, [3], ii-lxxx, [3], 4-430, [3], ii-xxxv, [1pp]
An account of Vasco da Gama's three important voyages, on which he was the first European to reach India by sea.
£140.00
: 1.5kgs / : 761P56

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Description

Illustrated, Rebound

A reprint issued by the Hakluyt Society.

Originally published as 'Lenda da India' by Gaspar Correa.

Detailing the three voyages of Vasco da Gama, the first European to reach India by sea.

When published, this work was an invaluable reference to India.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates.

Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Museum Library. 

Translated into English with notes and an introduction by Henry E. J. Stanley.

Condition

Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, fine. Evidence of an institutional label being formerly adhered to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Repair to the gutter between the frontispiece and title page. The occasional institutional stamp to the text. Library ink to the reverse of the title page. Page 1/2 'Report for 1869' repaired. Page 337 repaired. A couple of pages of the index repaired. Repairs to the gutter of a few pages.

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