A Report of the Kingdom of Congo; And of the Surrounding Countries Drawn Out of the Writings and Discourses of the Portuguese, Duarte Lopez - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1881. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... DEDICATION ON MAP OF AFRICA. To the Most Illustrious and Most Reverend Monsignor Antonio Migliori, Bistiop of St. Mark, and Commander of the Order of the Holy Ghost. Up to the present time there has been no such correct representation of Africa, of the Cape of Good Hope, of the Lakes, of the Nile, and of the Mountains from whence it flows, of the kingdoms of Prester John, and of Congo and the surrounding countries, as that which our Duarte Lopez has furnished in his large Map, and which your Reverence has had reduced to this lesser size. Now I confidently assert that in no printed Map of the present day is the true position of Egypt from Cairo southwards so correctly stiown as in this one, which (having twice travelled over the same ground) I have carefully arranged as far as the limited space will allow. The places are denoted by letters on the little Chart placed above, by means of which the names may be attached to each. From your Reverence's Servant, FlLIPPO PlGAFETTA. From Rome, 2nd week of April, MDXCI. "No Rose without a Thorn." DEDICATION ON MAP OF CONGO. Filippo Pigafetta to the Most Illustrious and Most Reverend Monsignor Antonio Migliore, Bishop of St. Mark and Commander of the Order of the Holy Ghost. These descriptions and maps being chiefly designed to show the situation of the Kingdom of Congo, which for lack of space could not be included in the ordinary map of Africa brought from those countries by Duarte Lopez, we have engraved the said kingdom on a separate map on an enlarged scale, whereon are distinctly seen the Royal City and the other dependencies, the rivers, mountains, lakes, coasts, harbours, and the boundaries of the countries of the Abyssinians. There are also added the degrees of longitude according to Ptolemy, which were not on the ...

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