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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.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580.
- Standardized Title:
- Lusíadas. English
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Portuguese literature--Classical period, 1500-1700.
- Portuguese literature.
- Portuguese literature--Classical period.
- Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524--Poetry.
- Gama, Vasco da.
- Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524.
- India--Discovery and exploration.
- India.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Subscription lists (Publishing) -- England -- Oxford -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 12 unnumbered pages, clxvii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 484, that is, 482 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 27 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Lusiad
- Discovery of India
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Printed by Jackson and Lister : And sold by Cadell ..., Dilly ..., Bew ..., Flexney ..., Evans ..., Richardson and Urquhart ..., and Goodsman ..., 1776.
- Notes:
- Translation into English of: Os Lusíadas.
- Signatures: pi² [dagger]a⁴ b-y⁴ B-3P⁴ 3Q²(-3Q2).
- Page numbers 153 and 154 omitted in sequence.
- In verse.
- Errata on prelim. p. [12].
- With long historical introduction on the discovery of India, Camoẽs life, etc. The text also mentions Brazil and Mexico.
- Subscribers' list on preliminary leaves.
- Cited in:
- Silva, I.F. da. Dic. bib. português, V, 273
- OCLC:
- 62351361
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