The voyage of Francois Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil / edited by Albert Gray and H.C.P. Bell.
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and cove...
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| Other title: | Voyage de François de Pyrard de Laval. English |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English French |
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2010.
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| Series: | Cambridge library collection. Hakluyt first series.
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| Summary: | The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Shipwrecked on the Maldives in 1602-1607, Pyrard de Laval learnt the local language and studied the culture, flora and fauna of the islands. On his escape to Goa he continued his cultural investigations in Portuguese India, before returning to France by way of Saint Helena and Brazil in 1611. His book, which included practical advice for French traders travelling to Asia and a phrase book for visitors to the Maldives, was an immediate success. This three-volume translation of the 1619 edition appeared in 1887-1890. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed 26 Aug 2011). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (316 pages) : PDF file(s). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780511708848 051170884X 9781108013468 1108013465 9780511708855 0511708858 9781108013475 1108013473 0511708831 9780511708831 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511708831 |