Description of the Coasts of East Africa And Malabar

This volume of Duarte Barbosa is not really a book of travels but rather and itinerary, or descriptions of countries. It gives ample details of the trade supplies and water of the various sea ports mentioned in it. It contains many historical details such as the account of Diu, the taking of Hormuz, the founding of the Indian ships date this narrative to the year 1514. Translated from Spanish by Stanley H.E.J.