The ancient and present state of Portugal. [electronic resource] : Containing the description of tha...
The ancient and present state of Portugal. [electronic resource] : Containing the description of that kingdom, its Former and Present Division, the Manner of the Cortes or Parliament, its several Names, Forts, Rivers, Lakes, Baths, Minerals, Plants, and other Product; Religious and Military Orders, Prelates, Nobility, and Great Officers, Prime Families, Courts and Councils; the Language, Coins, Antiquities, Famous Writers, and other Great Men. Also a curious account of the inquisition, and of all the towns and rivers in the kingdom, besides some of the Chiefest on the Frontiers of Spain. With a map of Portugal, and some Parts of Spain. By a gentleman who resided some years in that country.
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London : printed by R. Janeway, and sold by J. Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, 1705.
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1705.
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[12],317,[1]p.,plate : map ; 8°.
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London : printed by R. Janeway, and sold by J. Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, 1705.
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England
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1705.
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The ancient and present state of Portugal. [electronic resource] : Containing the description of that kingdom, its Former and Present Division, the Manner of the Cortes or Parliament, its several Names, Forts, Rivers, Lakes, Baths, Minerals, Plants, and other Product; Religious and Military Orders, Prelates, Nobility, and Great Officers, Prime Fami...
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Based on Manuel Faria e Sousa's 'Europa Portugesa'; the section on the inquisition has been extracted from 'Tractatus de officio sanctissimae inqvisitionis [sic]' by Cesare Carena, and that on the towns and rivers from 'Poblacion general de Espan̄a' by Rodrigo Mendes Silva.
Dedication signed: John Stevens.
Reproduction of original from British Library....
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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74Vv8o84682b
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