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The Lusiad : or, The discovery of India. An epic poem /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580
Other Authors: Mickle, William Julius, 1735-1788 (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1798.
Edition:The third edition.
Subjects:
Gama, Vasco da, > 1469-1524 > Poetry.
India > Discovery and exploration > Early works to 1800.
Explorers > Portugal > Poetry.
Epics.
Translations > England > 18th century.
Description
Item Description:With long historical introduction on the discovery of India, the Portuguese empire in the East, life of Camoens and Dissertation on the Lusiad.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:2 volumes : frontispiece (folded map) ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:England -- London.