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destination ; but was driven, by contrary winds, 
on the coast of Cumana, where he was detained 
for a long time, and found it at length expedient 
to make his way back to Portugal. Here he met 
with an Italian, of the name of Pigafetta, to whom 
he communicated his papers, and gave a variety 
of oral information. Pigafetta then composed 
under his eye a description of these regions, which 
he translated into Italian, and published in that 
language. * Lopez himself set out immediately 
after for Africa. 
John Antony Cavazzi, a Jesuit, went as mis- 
sionary to Congo in 1654, and remained there 
twelve years. On his return, he gave a report of 
his observations, which was revised and published 
in 1668, by a Bolognese preacher, of the name of 
Alamandini. Labat has translated, and made it 
the basis of his Relatmi Historique de VEthiopie 
Occidentale, published at Paris in 173^. 
In 1776, the Abbe Proyart published at Paris 
a history of Loango, Cacongo, and other king- 
doms in Africa. It is compiled from materials 
furnished by recent missions to that country.t 
To analyze historical descriptions of this nature, 
* Partly translated by Purchas, but more completely in 
Osborne's Collection. 
f Translated in Pinkerton's Collection, Vol. XVI. 
