Os Lusíadas
José do Canto was also a bibliographer, and fan of Luís de Camões, who collected a personal library of 18,000 titles, edited during the 18th Century, including a first-edition example of the Os Lusíadas. The collection resulted from successive purchases made in the Azores and in various book-dealers throughout Portugal, France and England. His collection, since May 1942, has been an integral part of the collection of the Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional de Ponta Delgada (English: "Public Library and Regional Archive of Ponta Delgada"). José do Canto's collection of writings by Camões, which includes various public editions of the Os Lusíadas until 1898 (his death) totaling 110 editions, published between 1572 and 1892. Also included were 105 editions in various languages, including Hungarian, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Japanese.