The life of Dom John de Castro, the fourth vice-roy of India. . Wherein are seen the Portuguese's voyages to the East-Indies; their discoveries and conquests there; the form of government, commerce, and discipline of warr in the east, and the topography of all India and China. Containing also a particular relation of the most famous siege of Dio, with a map to illustrate it. By Jacinto Freire de Andrada, written in Portuguese, and by Sr Peter Wyche Kt. Translated into English.
Jacinto Freire de Andrade (1597-1657)
Category
Books
Date
1664
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 3142844
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],272,[20]p.,[3] plates (folded) . ill.., folded map, port.. . fol.. Imperfect: lacks final two leaves. In ink on inside front board, in seventeenth-century hand 7s - [...].. Provenance: In ink on inside front board 'Sheila J. Morton May, 1933'.. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf, blind filets, over boards. Sewn on five, probably tawed, supports. No pastedowns. Boards stuck on with brown, gummed paper tape and sellotape, affecting text.
Makers and roles
Jacinto Freire de Andrade (1597-1657) Sir Peter Wyche (1628 - 1699)