- 109
Osorio da Fonseca, Jéronimo, and Fernao Lopes de Castanheda, and others
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Histoire de Portugal, contenant les entreprises, navigations, & gestes memorables des Portugallois. [Geneva]: François Estienne pour Antoine Chuppin, 1581
- paper
First edition in French, folio (335 x 210mm.), woodcut device on title, contemporary calf, [Borba de Moraes pp.637-8 ("rare"); Sabin 57805; JCB I, p.287; Palau 206495], occasional slight worming (eg. prelims and pp. 227-251, 373-383, 495-505, 591-611, and at end), mainly marginal but sometimes affecting letters, binding rubbed and restored, new label and endpapers
Provenance
Martinus James, old signatures on title
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Rare. This work comprises 20 'books', drawing on a number of sources. The first 12 are from Osorio's De rebus Emmanuelis... gestis (first published in 1571) which chronicles the reign of Manuel I of Portugal (1495-1521). The other 8 are from Lopes de Castanheda's Historia do descobrimento (1551) and other authors, extending the period covered to the death of King Sebastian in 1578.
During this time, and described in this work, the sea route to India was discovered, and the key island of Hormuz was captured, giving control of trade between India and Europe through the Persian Gulf, and the foundations of empire laid in Africa, Asia and America. It also includes the exploits of Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Cabral, Almeida and Albuquerque.