Bertrand - Lisboa, Portugal
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RuiJSDuarte
N 38° 42.645 W 009° 08.468
29S E 487729 N 4284688
The Bertrand bookshop emerged in Portugal in 1732 in Chiado, founded by Pedro Faure.
N 38° 42.645 W 009° 08.468
Waymark Code: WMK5ZH
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 02/18/2014
Views: 9
"When given the death of Pedro Faure, on March 11, 1753, the company "Faure & Irmãos Bertrand" is renamed just "Irmãos Bertrand".
In April 2010, the Bertrand wins the Guinness World Records for "the oldest booksellers in activity 'and the bookstore Bertrand in Chiado, Lisbon, wins the Guinness World Record for' the oldest bookstore in activity '."
Year photo was taken: 1800
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