DANTAS PEREIRA, José Maria. Elogio historico do Senhor D. Pedro Carlos de Bourbon e Bragança, Infante de Hespanha, e Portugal . . . Rio de Janeiro, Impressão Regia, 1813. (4 ll.), 70 pp. [the final 2 pp. are errata], 2 folding tables. 4º, contemporary wrappers. Contemporary note on one folding table; crisp and clean. A fine copy. FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this eulogy of the Infante D. Pedro Carlos (1786-1812), written by a man who had known him for 15 years. It includes descriptions of his activities as Admiral on the voyage of the royal family to Brazil in 1807, his reform of the arsenal at Rio de Janeiro, his proposal to build a factory for manufacturing rope and canvas, his preservation and use of forests, his defense and improvement of ports and his detailed survey of the harbor of Rio de Janeiro. Pages 30-68 contain extensive notes.Dantas Pereira (1772-1836), a native of Alemquer, entered the navy at age 14 and four years later was already Professor of Mathematics at the Academia da Companhia dos Guarda-Marinhas. Around 1807 he went to Brazil, where he served as Chefe de Esquadra, and upon his return to Lisbon in 1819 was named royal councillor. From 1820 to 1823 he was Conselheiro d'Estado, but having accepted important offices under D. Miguel, was forced to flee to France in 1834, where he died. Dantas Pereira was a member of the American Philosophical Society and was secretary of the Academia Real das Sciencias from 1823 to 1833. A prolific writer, he published mathematical texts, poetry, plays, and political commentary on the revolution of 1820, in addition to many short works on naval science.Valle Cabral 318. Almeida Camargo & Borba de Moraes, @Bibliografia da Impressão Régia do Rio de Janeiro I, no. 351. Ayres de Magalhães Sepúlveda, @Dicionário bibliográfico da Guerra Peninsular I, 325. Innocêncio V, 32: calling for only 68 pp. Rodrigues 813: "rarissimo." Not in Bosch or Palha. Not located in NUC. Price: USD 2,800.00 other currencies   order no. 21133    inquire

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