7 Introduction Among the many works published by the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, there is one which is particularly important to my homeland. In 1813, Francisco Mendo Trigoso published, for the Àrst time in Portuguese, the early 16th century work by Duarte Barbosa, commonly known as “The Book of Duarte Barbosa”. This edition, under the patronage of the Academia, was based on the printed 1550 Ramuzio›s collection of voyages (which included the hitherto unpublished work). Ans a manuscript (alas of unknown origin), which the publisher held in his possession at the time. This manuscript - so the publisher tells us - was part of a large “codex” which contained: First, some papers on the voyage of Dom Constantino de Bargança. Secondly, the “Book of Lisuarte de Abreu”. And thirdly, an untitled manuscript which was in fact the text commonly known as “The Book of Duarte Barbosa”.
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