Historiale description de L'Ethiopie
Subtitle: contenant vraye relation des terres, & païs du grand Roy & Empereur Prete-Ian, l'assiette de ses Royaumes & Prouinces, leurs coutumes, loix & religion, auec les pourtraits de leurs temples & autres singularitez, cy deuant non cogneües : auec la table des choses memorables contenues en icelle
By: [Francisco Alvares]
Contributors: Corsali, Andrea, active 1517; Beller, Jean, 1526-1595
Publisher: Chez Iehan Bellere
Published: 1558
Place of publication: En Anvers
Language: fre
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Correspondence; Early works to 1800; History; Description and travel
Other titles: Histoire de L'Ethiopie
Notes: Includes index.

Printed in italic and Roman type.

"Av tresvertvevs Signevr, Monsignevr Baltasar Schetz, Iehan Bellere desire salut & felicité"--Prelim. leaves 2-4.

The Alvares text is preceded by the narrative and letters of Andre Corsal and by, "Preface excvsatoire de M. Ian Baptiste Rhamvsio, sur le discours par luy reduit en la déscription du voyage fait en Ethiopie par Dom Francisque Aluarez."

Title on Alvares text: Histoire de L'Ethiopie, décrite par Dom Francisqve Alvarez, en son voyage fait é-dites parties.

The first letter of Corsali contains an account and illustration of the Southern Cross constellation, sighted by him on his voyage to India in 1515.

Translated by Jean Beller; his printer's device on the title-page.

Also available in a digitised form via the Internet at http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/ebindshow.pl?doc=crux/a127;seq=1.