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A68413 The first booke of the historie of the discouerie and conquest of the East Indias, enterprised by the Portingales, in their daungerous nauigations, in the time of King Don Iohn, the second of that name VVhich historie conteineth much varietie of matter, very profitable for all nauigators, and not vnpleasaunt to the readers. Set foorth in the Portingale language, by Hernan Lopes de Castaneda. And now translated into English, by N.L. Gentleman.; Historia do descobrimento e conquista da India pelos Portugueses. Book 1. English Castanheda, Fernão Lopes de, d. 1559.; Lichefield, Nicholas. 1582 (1582) STC 16806; ESTC S108825 257,765 340

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