The ancient and present state of Portugal : Containing the description of that kingdom, its Former and Present Division, the Manner of the Cortes or Parliament, its several Names, Forts, Rivers, Lakes, Baths, Minerals, Plants, and other Products; Religious and Military Orders, Prelates, Nobility, and Great Officers, Prime Families, Courts and Councils; the Language, Coins, Antiquities, Famous Writers, and other Great Men. Also a curious account of the Inquisition, and of all the towns and rivers in the kingdom, besides some of the Chiefest on the Frontiers of Spain. With a map of Portugal and some Parts of Spain. By a gentleman who resided there some years.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, John, d. 1726.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portugal--History.

Portugal.

Portugal--Description and travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([12],317,[1]p.,plate ) map ;

Other Title:

Ancient and present state of Portugal.

Place of Publication:

London : sold by W. Bray, 1713.

Notes:

Dedication signed: John Stevens.

Based on Manuel Faria e Sousa's 'Europa Portugesa'; the section on the Inquisition has been extracted from 'Tractatus de officio sanctissimae inqvisitionis [sic]' by Cesare Carena, and that on the towns and rivers from 'Poblacion general de Espan̄a' by Rodrigo Mendes Silva.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N1198.

OCLC:

642116576