My CartAntonio Fernandes - Hugh Tracey
Antonio Fernandes: Descobridor Do Monomotapa 1514-1515 by Hugh Tracey describes expeditions in search of the sources of the gold trade of the inland kingdom of Mwene Matapa, penetrating 300 miles (500 km) inland into present-day Zimbabwe and returning with reports of the goldfields of Matabeleland.
António Fernandes was a Portuguese explorer in central Africa. Fernandes, a carpenter by trade, was exiled to Africa as a criminal at the beginning of the 16th century. He worked as a carpenter there and later, because of his exceptional gift for languages, as an interpreter at the Portuguese garrison of Sofala.
Portuguese text.
Publisher:
diçao Do Arquivo Historico De Mozambique, Lourenço Marques
Edition:
First
Year Published:
1940
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN:
No ISBN
Dimensions:
28.5 × 24 × 1.5 cm
Book Weight:
0.721 kg
Condition:
Good Condition; Second Hand; Portuguese text. Includes reproductions of maps, and two large fold-out maps. Numerous illustrations; Pages are slightly tanned. Boards are rubbed; Gilt lettering on spine.
Price:
ZAR 500.00
In Stock:
1
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