Revised autograph manuscript of John Armitage's History of Brazil

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MS 1489/2
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d. [c.1835]
  • Physical Description
    • 417 foolscap sheets, and 16 smaller sheets of paper.

Scope and Content

Revised autograph manuscript of John Armitage's A History of Brazil, from the period of the arrival of the Braganza family in 1808, to the abdication of Don Pedro the First in 1831. Volume 1 is written on 226 foolscap sheets foliated 2-227 (the first sheet is presumed lost), volume 2 on 191 foolscap sheets foliated 1-191. The chapters are numbered 1-26. In addition, there are 16 unnumbered addenda and corrigenda sheets.