Adventures of a Portuguese Franciscan, born in Penajoya in 1716, including his years in Turkey; dated from his appointment to the Seminario in, or shortly after, 1777.
Creator:
da Rainha dos Anjos, freire Manoel, 1716-
Created:
1780
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:6,500,000. Manuscript, produced in Venice. Inscriptions in Italian (Venetian dialect) and Portuguese. On the upper border of the chart is a scale of miles which represents 400 miles. For a discussion of this chart see: Cortesão, Armando. The nautical chart of 1424. Coimbra : University of Coimbra, 1954.
Creator:
Pizzigano, Zuane
Created:
1424
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
This roteiro from Goa to Suez was made following the voyage through the Red Sea by Estevão da Gama. In addition to text describing the coastal areas it contains sixteen maps of various harbors.
Creator:
de Castro, João, 1500-1548
Created:
1541
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
A record book consisting chiefly of the minutes of the council which administered the district of Misiones in Brazil and decided cases relating to Indians who were allotted for service to the landowners.
Creator:
Portugal. Junta de missoes
Created:
1759
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
Firm known successively as Medici-Beroardi, Medici-Ulivieri, and Medici-Niccolini, during 1726-1742. Includes copy of letter, 1739, September 15, Lisbon, to Domenico Scarlatti, Madrid. Cf. leaf 124 verso. Foliation added in pencil.
An anonymous document reflecting conflict between church and state in the province of Maranhão, covering the 17th and early 18th centuries and dealing largely with the problem of slavery.
Contributor:
Antonio da Madre de Deos
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
This manuscript concerns the resettlement of Indians of three villages: Pambú, Surubabé, and Axará to the island of Assumpçao in the Rio São Francisco in Brazil. Alvares handed down these decisions after touring the area. The decrees concern instructions for housing, appointments of local officials, delivery of clothing, protection of the I...
Creator:
Alvares, Manoel de Gouvea
Created:
1761
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.