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as great profit in taking spices to China as in taking them to Portugal'.1 In 1517 , a Portuguese squadron commanded by Fernão Peres de Andrade , carrying Tomé Pires as ambassador , anchored in the Pearl River off Canton .
as great profit in taking spices to China as in taking them to Portugal'.1 In 1517 , a Portuguese squadron commanded by Fernão Peres de Andrade , carrying Tomé Pires as ambassador , anchored in the Pearl River off Canton .
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Disillusioned by his lack of success in this country , he transferred his efforts to Canton , which city he visited in the winter of 1556.2 Most of his biographers , who obviously did not trouble to read his book thoroughly , absurdly ...
Disillusioned by his lack of success in this country , he transferred his efforts to Canton , which city he visited in the winter of 1556.2 Most of his biographers , who obviously did not trouble to read his book thoroughly , absurdly ...
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In this he was badly mistaken , as it is clear from the accounts which he reproduces that the ' Aucheo ' of 1579 was reached by the Franciscans sailing for five days up the West River from Canton . This Aucheo , then , cannot possibly ...
In this he was badly mistaken , as it is clear from the accounts which he reproduces that the ' Aucheo ' of 1579 was reached by the Franciscans sailing for five days up the West River from Canton . This Aucheo , then , cannot possibly ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | xvii |
i The Report of Galeote Pereira | 3 |
ii The Treatise of Fr Gaspar da Cruz O P | 45 |
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| Title | Works, Volume 106 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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