Quatrième Centenaire de la Découverte de la Route océanique de l'Inde (1498-1898)
by [VASCO DE GAMA] OLIVIER, Henri, et al
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About This Item
Beautifully bound presentation copy of this study of Vasco da Gama. Published in honour of the 400th anniversary of da Gama's first voyage, this work includes observations on two significant accounts of the voyage, the first by Camoens, the second that of a "matelot portugais". The work was prepared after a meeting of the so-called "Comité Vasco de Gama", whose members had met at l'Hotel de Ville du Moulins, and who were keen to promote better research and better understanding between France and Portugal.
The work, commissioned by Henri Olivier, vice-president of the Vasco da Gama society, is dedicated to the King and Queen of Portugal and the Algarves: hence, this is a particularly attractive copy, as it has a presentation binding to the royal couple, with the "profond respect" of Olivier.
Copies are listed at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and some European libraries, but the work does not appear to be held in any Australian collection.
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3706040
- Title
- Quatrième Centenaire de la Découverte de la Route océanique de l'Inde (1498-1898)
- Author
- [VASCO DE GAMA] OLIVIER, Henri, et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Imprimerie Bourbonnaise
- Place of Publication
- Moulins
- Date Published
- 1898
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