The First Portuguese Colonial Empire

The four essays in this book examine aspects of Portugal’s first overseas empire, the maritime and commercial empire that was founded in the fifteenth century and which, during the sixteenth century extended from Brazil to China.

Contributions by
Anthony Disney, K. S. Mathew, Malyn Newitt and John Villiers

 Introduction MALYN NEWITT, 1; 1. Prince Henry and the Origins of Portuguese Expansion MALYN NEWITT, 9; 2. The Estado da India in Southeast Asia JOHN VILLIERS, 37; 3. Trade in the Indian Ocean and the Portuguese System of Cartazes K.S.MATHEW, 69; 4. Goa in the Seventeenth Century ANTHONY DISNEY, 85; Bibliographical Notes, 99; Biographical Notes, 103; Maps; I South-East Asia, 39; II The Indian Ocean, 71.