Relatione del nouo scoprimento del Gran Cataio ouero regno di Tibet : fatto dal P. Antonio di Andrade Portoghese della Compagnia di Giesù l'anno 1624.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrade, Antonio de, 1580-1634
Other Authors: Gabrielli, Giovanni, 17th cent
Format: Book
Language:Italian
Created: In Roma : Appresso Francesco Corbelletti, 1627.
Subjects:
Jesuits > Missions > China > Tibet.
Missions > China > Tibet.
Tibet (China) > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
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Item Description:First edition in Italian of the earliest published Western account of Tibet.
Translation of: Novo descobrimento do Gram Cathayo ou reinos de Tibet.
Translated by Giovanni Gabrieli. Cf. Backer-Sommervogel.
Dated at end: Di Agra 8. di nouembre 1624.
Signatures: pi²(pi1 blank) A-B⁸ C⁴.
Title vignette (Jesuit device); initial.
Physical Description:[4], 40 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)

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