Portuguese in South-East Africa 1600-1700
by Axelson, Eric
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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About This Item
Johannesburg, South Africa: Witwatersrand University Press, 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beige hardcover with title in red on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Light browning to endpapers from dustjacket flaps. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with some light soiling, light foxing and some sunning to spine. 226pp. 12 b/w illustrations, 3 b/w maps, one folding. In this book the author details the 17th century activities of the Portuguese in south-east Africa, from their base at Mocambique (Mozambique) up the Zambezi into Mashonaland, and on the Mombasa coast. An appendix summarises survivors' accounts of the shipwrecks on the coast of southern Africa during this period..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006924
- Title
- Portuguese in South-East Africa 1600-1700
- Author
- Axelson, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Witwatersrand University Press
- Place of Publication
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- portuguese colonies in africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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