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Historia da America portugueza, desde o anno de mil e quinhentos do seu descobrimento, até o de mil e setecentos e vinte e quatro : offerecida a'magestade augusta del rey D. Joaõ V, Nosso Senhor / composta por Sebastiaõ da Rocha Pitta, fidalgo da casa de Sua Magestade ...
Author
Rocha Pita, Sebastião da, 1660-1738
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Format
Book
Language
Portuguese
Published/Created
Lisboa Occidental : Na officina de Joseph Antonio da Sylva, impressor da Academia Real, MDCCXXX [1730]
Description
[28], 716 p. ; 31 cm (fol.)
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Subject(s)
Catholic Church
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Early works to 1800
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Brazil
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Description and travel
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Early works to 1800
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Brazil
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History
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To 1822
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Early works to 1800
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Printer
Sylva, José António da, active 1725-1748
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Former owner
Soltau, C.H.
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Rare books genre
Historical works
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Notes
First edition of the first history of Brazil written by a Brazilian.
"Com todas as licenças necessarias."
Signatures: [*]⁴ 2*⁴ 3*⁶ A-4O⁴ 4P-5D².
Large paper copy; title page in red and black, with half-title, side notes, catchwords; historiated and decorative initials.
Includes index.
Provenance
Princeton copy 1 Has booklabel of C.H. Soltau. From the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (inscribed "MHC.")
Source acquisition
Princeton copy 1 Purchased in part with funds from the Program in Latin American Studies.
References
Barbosa Machado, D. Bibliotheca lusitana, III, p. 700
Palha, F. Catalogue de la bibliothèque de m. Fernando Palha, 4266
Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 271853
Rodrigues, J.C. Bib. brasiliense, 2112
Sabin 72300
Holmes, R.E.V. Bibliographical and historical description of the rarest books in the Oliveira Lima collection, 130
Palha, F. Catalogue de la bibliothèque de m. Fernando Palha, 4266
Place name(s)
Portugal Lisbon.
OCLC
20041280
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