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Travels of Pietro della Valle in India - From the Old English Translation of 1664 (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,037
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Travels of Pietro della Valle in India - From the Old English Translation of 1664 (Paperback): Pietro Della Valle

Travels of Pietro della Valle in India - From the Old English Translation of 1664 (Paperback)

Pietro Della Valle; Translated by G. Havers; Edited by Edward Grey

Series: Travels of Pietro della Valle in India 2 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2

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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) 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 The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. A member of a noble Roman family, Pietro della Valle began travelling in 1614 at the suggestion of a doctor, as an alternative to suicide after a failed love affair. The letters describing his travels in Turkey, Persia and India were addressed to this advisor. This 1664 English translation of della Valle's letters from India, republished by the Hakluyt Society in 1892, contains fascinating ethnographic details, particularly on religious beliefs, and is an important source for the history of the Keladi region of South India.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Travels of Pietro della Valle in India 2 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2
Release date: June 2010
First published: March 2010
Authors: Pietro Della Valle
Translators: G. Havers
Editors: Edward Grey
Dimensions: 216 x 143 x 140mm (L x W x H)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-01354-3
Languages: English
Subtitles: Italian
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
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LSN: 1-108-01354-6
Barcode: 9781108013543

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