A India Portugueza Volume 2 Vols. Set

About the Book:-This book is a history of the Portuguese occupation in India written in the Portuguese language. The book is in two volumes. In these books the author discusses the then minister and secretary state of affairs of the navy and overseas, from various official commissions in Portuguese India, who stayed there for nine years, performing the various services that are indicated at the end of the second part of this book. During that period, and at times that the public service it left them free, they collected the materials from the book, which they now publish, not moved by the love of glory, nor by interest, which is not for its value or their ambience dog, but rather stimulated by the intimate desire to be useful to their country, perpetuating the glorious monuments and ruins that they saw there, an eloquent testimony of their past greatness in Asia. Such is the main purpose of this publication. They will follow their memories, pointing out the results of some studies, to the drawings of the natural, which they present, as to various points of geography, history, geology, meteorology, agriculture, statistics, ethnography, religion, uses, customs and laws of the people of the State of India. They also know that their work is imperfect; nor could it be complete, if not with long years, dedicated especially to the studies they have outlined. What others, and more competent feel encouraged by reading of their book to pursue this agenda, and they will have achieved the end to which they propose. The book is illustrated with 382 engravings and has seven maps. The book is a reprint of the 1886 edition. About the Author:-António Lopes Mendes (1835 – 1894) was a Portuguese explorer and agronomist who documented his travels around the world particularly in Brazil and India. He was a careful illustrator and cartographer. He travelled extensively in Brazil around 1882-83. His most famous published work was A Índia Portuguesa (1886) with many engravings made by Francisco Pastor (1850-1922). He was born in a rural family in Vila Real in northern Trás-os-Montes on January 30, 1835. He went to study at the Polytechnic Academy of Porto in 1853. He then studied at the Lisbon Agricultural Institute joining as a "farmer and veterinarian" and completed studies in 1858. His aptitude for drawing was noted and his broad training led him to be chosen by the Ministry of the Navy and Overseas of Portugal for a mission to India that began in August 1862. He travelled to Goa and studied the land, the forests and agriculture in the region. He published a note in 1864 Apontamentos sobre a província de Satari do Estado da Índia Portuguesa. He was also elected member of the Lisbon Geographical Society. The Title 'A India Portugueza written/authored/edited by A. Lopes Mendes', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121235952 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 972 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in Portuguese. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:- 2 Vols. Set