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 Products; 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 there some years.
1713
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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 Products; 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 there some years.
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Stevens, John, d. 1726.
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London : sold by W. Bray, 1713.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[12],317,[1]p.,plate : map ; 8⁰.
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Dedication signed: John Stevens.
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.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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English Short Title Catalog, N1198.
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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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