Book Review

摘要

José Pinto de Azeredo’s major work was first published in Portuguese in 1799, under the title . Thanks to the initiative of editors Timothy D. Walker  , and translator Stewart Lloyd-Jones, Azeredo’s book has finally received an English edition. The author of was a Brazilian-born physician trained at the universities of Edinburgh and Leiden by some of the most advanced medical theorists of the late eighteenth century. After finishing his studies in Europe, the young doctor was nominated at the age of 24 as Chief Physician of the Portuguese colony of Angola. In these Azeredo describes his experiences in treating patients during his seven-year (1790–97) appointment in West Central Africa.