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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This English translation of Zurara's fifteenth-century chronicle of the discovery of Guinea by explorers sponsored by his patron Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) first appeared in 1896–1899.

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Editors' preface; The life and writings of Azurara; Azurara's chronicle of the discovery and conquest of Guinea, chapters I-XL.

The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea

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A Paperback by Gomes Eanes de Zurara, Charles Raymond Beazley, Edgar Prestage

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781108014748, 978-1108014748
    ISBN10: 1108014747
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    Geographical discovery and exploration African history African history: pre-colonial

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This English translation of Zurara's fifteenth-century chronicle of the discovery of Guinea by explorers sponsored by his patron Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) first appeared in 1896–1899.

    Table of Contents
    Editors' preface; The life and writings of Azurara; Azurara's chronicle of the discovery and conquest of Guinea, chapters I-XL.

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