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Relatione d'vn memoriale che ha presentato a sva maesta il Capitano Pietro Ferdinando de Quir

SubjectAustralia–Discovery and exploration
Oceania–Discovery and exploration
Australia–Description and travel
Discoveries in geography
Voyages and travels
Category1. Settlement
AuthorQueirós, Pedro Fernandes de
PublisherPer Padolfo Malatesta
Place Of PublicationMilano
Current HolderNational Library of Australia
Period Of Reference 1611/1611
Series NumberM117394
Item Number896494
Access RightsDigitised
Rights Out of Copyright
Country Of OriginItaly
Language Italian
Description From SourceFull title: Relatione d’vn memoriale che ha presentato a sva maesta il Capitano Pietro Ferdinando de Quir, sopra la popolanza scoperta nella quarta parte del mondo australe incognita, con le sue richezze, & fertilita scoperte per il medemo Capitano. / Tradotta dalla lingua Spagnuola nell’Italiana per notare Gio. Prothasio Guida [6] p. ; 23 cm. (4to) With the book-plate of a cardinal of the Florentine family Giuntini. “[This pamphlet is] the only [edition] in Italian, and apparently the first edition in any language other than the original Spanish… This pamphlet, first published in 1609, describes [Queiros’] finds in Australasia, and the petitions to Philip III for support in further exploration.”
Physical FormatBooks
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