The Voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil

By:

Francois Pyrard

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection- Hakluyt First Series

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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 The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India.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.

Release date Australia

November 2nd, 2010

Author

Francois Pyrard

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited and translated by Albert Gray
Edited by H. C. P. Bell

Illustrations

3 Plates, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

316

Series

Cambridge Library Collection- Hakluyt First Series

Dimensions

18x216x140

ISBN-13

9781108013475

Product ID

6789743

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