The Tragic History of the Sea

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The Tragic History of the Sea

work by Mendes Pinto

Also known as: “História trágico-marítima”

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Portuguese literature
The literature of discovery and conquest
in part as The Tragic History of the Sea) vividly relates the experience of travel during the preceding centuries; it is a compilation of published narratives—stories told by survivors or based on their accounts—that describe some of the notable disasters that befell Portuguese ships in the 16th and…
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in part as The Tragic History of the Sea) vividly relates the experience of travel during the preceding centuries; it is a compilation of published narratives—stories told by survivors or based on their accounts—that describe some of the notable disasters that befell Portuguese ships in the 16th and…
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