The Lusiad; or, The discovery of India. : An epic poem. /
Camões, Luís de,1524?-1580.
Mickle, William Julius,1735-1788.
Oxford, : Printed by Jackson and Lister; and sold by Cadell ... Dilly ... Bew ... Flexney ... Evans ... Richardson and Urquhart ... and Goodsman ... ,
1776..
With long historical introduction on the discovery of India, Camões's life, etc., followed by a "Dissertation on the machinery of Tasso's Jerusalem, and Voltaire's Henriade".
A prospectus for this work was published as "Proposals for printing by subscription, the Lusiad ... ".
With a list of subscribers and p. of errata.
Text is continuous despite pagination.
ESTC
Explorers, Portuguese.