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The Lusiad; or, The discovery of India. : An epic poem. / Translated from the original Portuguese of Luis de Camöens. By William Julius Mickle.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PQ9199.A2 M4 1778
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580.
- Standardized Title:
- Lusíadas. English
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524--Poetry.
- Gama, Vasco da.
- Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524.
- India--Discovery and exploration.
- India.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Farnandis, William, Jr. (Autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, ccxxxvi, 496 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, 1 folded map ; 28 cm (4to)
- Edition:
- The second edition.
- Other Title:
- The discovery of India.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, : Printed by Jackson and Lister; for J. Bew, Pater-noster-Row [and 7 others], 1778.
- Notes:
- In verse.
- Translation of: Lusiadas / Luís de Camões. This translation 1st published London, 1776.
- Signatures: pi2 b-2g4 2h2 B-3R4 (pi1, pi2 versos blank).
- Signatures y2 and z1 appear to be cancels.
- Pages cxlii, cxliii, 181, and 485 misnumbered cxxxix, cxxxviiii, 118, and 445 espectively.
- Errata statement: p. ccxxxvi.
- With long historical introduction on the discovery of India, Camoẽs life, etc. The text also mentions Brazil and Mexico.
- Cited in:
- Silva, I.F. da. Bibl. portugûes, 5:273.
- OCLC:
- 17380703
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