Histoire des decouvertes et conquestes des Portugais dans le Nouveau Monde, avec des figures entaille-douce
By: Par le R.P. Joseph-François Lafitau de la Compagnie de Jesus
Publisher: chez Saugrain pere, Quay des Augustins, au coin de la rue pavée, à la Fleur de Lis. Jean-Baptiste Coignard fils, imprimeur du roy, rue S. Jacques, à la Bible d'Or
Published: 1734
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: Portuguese; Colonies; History; Discovery and exploration
Notes: Originally published in 2 vols. Paris, 1733.

There are other issues consisting of the same sheets with variant title pages dated 1724, 1733, 1734, 1740.

Vol. 1: [6], XL, 192, 191-406, 409-432 p., [6] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 381, [79] p., [3] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: [2], 512 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 4: [2], 388, [148] p., [5] folded leaves of plates.

Errors in pagination: v. 1, p. xxxvi misnumbered xxxiv, p. 186 misnumbered 196; v. 3, p. 352 misnumbered 332.

Signatures: v. 1: pi1 ã² ²?a⁸ ẽ⁴ ĩ⁸ A-2N⁸⁻⁴; v. 2: pi1 A-2P⁸⁻⁴ 2Q²; v. 3: pi1 A-2T⁸⁻⁴2V⁴: v. 4: pi1 A-2X⁸⁻⁴ 2Y⁴

Errata, v. 2, p. [79]; v. 4, p. [147]

Includes indexes.

Brown, J.C.  Bibliotheca Americana, III:508.

European Americana, 734/115.

Backer-Sommervogel 4:1363.

Moraes, R.B. de.  Bib. Brasiliana (1983 ed.), I:453.