The second volume of Zurara's 15th-century chronicle of Portuguese exploration along the West African coast, covering chapters XLI–XCVII. It records voyages, encounters, and the ambitions of Prince Henry's era, offering a window into early European expansion and medieval historiography. Listen for a primary-source view of discovery and conquest.
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WORKS ISSUED BY The Hakluyt Society. THE CHRONICLE OF THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF GUINEA. VOL. II. fiǡǪǵ ǪŧǡƗŧǪ. ƿLj. ŕ-ƽŠŕŕŕΎŕƗΎ Illustration: STATUE OF PRINCE HENRY IN ARMOUR AT BELEM. STATUE OF PRINCE HENRY IN ARMOUR AT BELEM.
THE CHRONICLE OF THE DISCOVER Y AND CONQUEST OF GUINEA. WRITTEN BY GOMES EANNES DE AZURARA; NOW FIRST DONE INTO ENGLISH ву CHARLES RAYMOND BEAZLEY, M.A., F.R.G.S., FELLOW OF MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE LISBON GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY; AND EDGAR PRESTAGE, B.A.Oxon., KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE PORTUGUESE ORDER OF S. THIAGO; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE LISBON ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, THE LISBON GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, ETC.
VOL. II.
(CHAPTERS XLI-XCVII).
With an Introduction on the
Early History of African Exploration, Cartography, etc.
BURT FRANKLIN, PUBLISHER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Published by
BURT FRANKLIN
514 West 113th Street
New York 25, N. Y.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY
REPRINTED BY PERMISSION
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
COUNCIL
OF
THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.
SIR CLEMENTS MARKHAM, K.C.B., F.R.S., Pres. R.G.S., PRESIDENT.
THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEY, VICE-PRESIDENT.
REAR-ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM WHARTON, K.C.B., VICE-PRESIDENT.