Description
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por Luis Marinho d'Azevedo ..., First and only edition of this defence of Fernão de Albuquerque, a crucial source for the 1622 siege and capture of Hormuz by an Anglo-Persian force. The defeat of Rui Freire de Andrade effectively ended Portuguese power in the Arabian Gulf. This book is a most valuable source for the siege of Ormuz and operations in the Arabian Gulf in 1619-23 and contains extracts from contemporary documents relating to this campaign. - Several contemporary underlinings. Some browning; remarginings to title page, p. 3 of preliminary matter, Bb4 (defects to text); some of the loss has been supplied in blue ink (showing unattractive bleeding)., Main Heritage Shelves General, DS326 .A94 1641, Book, Item-ID: i16598684, BIB-ID: 1494587 |
Coverage
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India, India, 1526-1765, Hormuz, Strait of, 20th century, Portugal, Great Britain, Great Britain, Portugal |