Faria y Sousa (Manuel de) Asia Portuguesa, 3 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 second edition, vol.2 & 3 first editions, vol.2 & 3 with engraved architectural titles, vol.1 with engraved coat-of-arms to dedication and small woodcut portrait to end of preliminaries (engraved in vol.2 & 3), woodcut initials, 19 folding views/plans of fortresses (engraved in vol.1, woodcut in vol.2 & 3), numerous woodcut portraits of navigators and governors, over 40 full-page, vol.1 with final blank leaf but lacking in vol.2, contemporary ink signature to verso of vol.1 title, some browning, short tear and loss of lower outer corner to S2 of vol.1, engraved titles and a few head-lines shaved, plan of Mozambique torn at inner edge, light worming and water-staining to vol.3 (mostly marginal), modern embossed library stamp of Antonio de Almeida Correa to title of vol.1 and one or two other leaves with label to front pastedowns, uniform contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, rubbed, folio, Lisbon, vol.1 Bernardo da Costa Carvalho; vol.2 & 3 Antonio Craesbeeck, 1703-1674-75.

⁂ Important account of the Portuguese empire in Asia. The views are of Santa Elena, Cochim, Quiloa, Cananor, Sofala, Goa, Malaca, Ormuz, Bacaim, Chaul & Dio in vol.1; Mocanbique, Daman, Manar, Mangalor, Onor & Barcalor in vol.2; Mascate & Macao in vol.3.