For a complete description of this collection, compiled by Brito, see Pinto de Mattos, p.305.

Title vignettes: coats of arms, v.1 and 2.

The relation referring to Brazil is the first of v.2.

Volumes 1 and 2 have collective title pages; each section also has special title pages, but continuous paging and signatures; v.1 dated 1735, v.2 dated 1736.

Volume 3 has no collective title page; each section has separate title page, paging, and signatures; this volume contains 12 additional shipwrecks, although most copies do not have the complete series; date of publication for this volume is based on date of last shipwreck piece which was dated 1750.

Each vol. has separated paging, as follows: v.1: [16], 479, [1] p.; v.2: [16], 538, [2] p.; v.3: 46, [2], 23, [1], [6], 65, [1], 70, [2], [8], 64, 95, [1], [6], 100, [2], [8], 47, [1], 69, [3], 87, [1], 43, [1] p.

Signatures: v.1: [sec.]-2[sec.]⁴ A-3O⁴ ([sec.]1, 2[sec.]4, A1, E4, Y1, 2E1, 2E2, 2Q2, 2Q3, 2X3, 2X4 and 3O4 versos blank); v.2: [sec.]-2[sec.]⁴ A-3X⁴ 3Y² ([sec.]1, 2[sec.]4, A1, H2, H3, V1, 2D3, 2D4, 2R1, 2R2, 3I3 and 3I4 versos blank; 3Y2 blank); v.3: A-F⁴, ²A-²C⁴, ³A-³I⁴, ⁴A-²I⁴, ⁴, ⁵A-³H⁴, ⁶A-M⁴, ⁷A-N⁴ O² ²⁴ ⁸A-⁷F⁴, ⁹A-⁵I⁴, ¹°A-³L⁴, ¹¹A-¹°E⁴, ¹°F² (A1, ²A1, ²C4, ³A1, I4, ⁴A1, ⁵A1, ⁶A1, ⁶A2, ⁷A1.O2, ⁸A1, ⁷F4, ⁹A1, ⁵I3, ⁵I4, ¹°A1, ³L4, ¹¹A1, ¹°F2 versos blank; F4 and I4 blank)

Vol. 1, p.435, 475 misnumbered 335, 375 respectively; vol.2, p.537 misnumbered 536.

Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana (1983 ed.), p.125.

Silva, I.F. da. Diccionario bib. portuguez, I, p.377.

Azevedo e Samodães, 1416.

Rodrigues, J.C. Bib. brasiliense, 1110.

Pinto de Mattos, p.305.

Barbosa Machado, I, p.532.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 735/108.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary calf.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.

John Carter Brown Library copy is missing only the last shipwreck item in v.3, with the imprint date of 1750.