Pires, Tomé,  approximately 1468-approximately 1540 <br/><br/>
The Suma oriental of Tomé Pires,  an account of the East, from the Red Sea to Japan, written in Malacca and India in 1512-1515, and The book of Francisco Rodrigues, rutter of a voyage in the Red Sea, nautical rules, almanack and maps, written and drawn in the East before 1515 / 
Translated from the Portuguese ms in the Bibliothèque de la Chambre des députés, Paris, and edited by Armando Cortesão 
 - 2 volumes :  xlii plates (part fold.; incl. fronts., maps, facsims.) 2 fold maps (in pockets) ;  23 cm 
 - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ... Second series,  no. 89-90 .
 - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ;  2nd ser., no. 89-90 .
<br/><br/> Paged continuously 
<br/><br/>I. The Suma oriental of Tomé Pires, books 1-5.--II. The Suma oriental, book 6. The book of Francisco Rodrigues. Original Portuguese texts. Bibliography (p. 533-540) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>47018369 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pilot guides--East Asia
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>East Asia--Description and travel
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS514.3