by Jorge Alberto da Costa Pereira · Quetzal Editores · tapa dura · ISBN 9789725642306
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«Peter: Café Sport» is the essay on maritime history and culture by Jorge Alberto da Costa Pereira, published by Quetzal Editores in hardcover (109 pages).
The work reconstructs the history of the Peter Café Sport in Horta, in the Azores, an establishment that became a mandatory stop for sailors crossing the Atlantic. It describes the atmosphere of this venue, its hospitality and its famous gin, and presents a sample of its scrimshaw collection, the art of engraving whale ivory, considered one of the most important in the world.
Published in 1995, the book includes texts in English, French and Portuguese. The subtitle of the work is «Scrimshaw and Nautical Tradition in the Azores».
For readers interested in maritime culture, travel and the history of Portugal.
