Report of the Kingdom of Congo and of the Surrounding Countries - Drawn Out of Writings Discourses of Portuguese, Duarte Lopez, By

Klappentext A fascinating contemporary account, reissued here in its 1881 annotated English translation, of sixteenth-century Portuguese exploration of West Africa. Zusammenfassung This fascinating account by the Portuguese trader Duarte Lopez, transcribed by the Italian mathematician Filippo Pigafetta (1533–1604), demonstrates the extent of Portuguese exploration across West Africa in the sixteenth century, of which later explorers were unaware. First published in Italian in 1591, this English annotated translation appeared in 1881. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I: 1. Voyage from Lisbon to the kingdom of Congo; 2. Of the climate of the kingdom of Congo, and of the colour of its inhabitants; 3. Concerning the colour of the children of Portugeuse whose mothers are natives of Congo; 4. Of the circumference of the kingdom of Congo, its divisions, and boundaries; 5. Of the northern side of the kingdom of Congo and its boundaries; 6. Of the eastern boundaries of the kingdom of Congo; 7. Of the boundaries of the kingdom of Congo towards the south and west; 8. Of the extent of the kingdom of Congo in possession of the king at this day; 9. Of the province of Songo; 10. Of the third region, called Sundi; 11. Of the fourth province, called pango; 12. Of the fifth region, called Batta; 13. Of the sixth and last country, called Pemba; Part II: 1. Of the sire of the royal city of the kingdom of Congo; 2. Of the origins of Christianity in Congo; 3. Death of King Dom Joao, first Christian king; 4. Death of King Dom Alfonso, and succession of Dom Pedro; 5. Incursions of people called Jagas into the kingdom of Congo; 6. The king of Portugal sends aid and an ambassador to the king of Congo; 7. Of the court of the king of Congo; 8. Of the countries beyond the kingdom of Congo; 9. Of the kingdom of Sofala; 10. Of the rest of the sea-coast as far as the Red Sea; Notes.

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• Authors: Duarte Lopez, Duarte Pigafetta Lopez, LOPEZ DUARTE, Filippo Pigafetta, Pigafetta Filippo
• Assisted by: Thomas Fowell Buxton (Foreword), Margarite Hutchinson (Translation), Hutchinson Margarite (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108082747
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08274-7
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Portugal, HISTORY / Africa / General, Geographical discovery & exploration, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, West Africa, Geographical discovery and exploration, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600