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Travels in India (Paperback)
Jean Baptiste Tavernier; Translated by Valentine Ball
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R1,293
Discovery Miles 12 930
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In 1676, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-89), French merchant,
traveller and pioneer of trade with India, published an account of
his journey through India. This two-volume translation, published
in 1889 by Irish geologist Valentine Ball (1843-94), includes a
biographical sketch of the author, notes and appendices. Tavernier
begins his tale with the declaration that 'I came into this world
to travel.' As well as most of Europe, he visited large areas of
Turkey, Persia and India (where he acquired the great gem, now
known as the Hope Diamond, which he sold to Louis XIV), and sailed
to Java. In Volume 1, Tavernier sets out from Isfahan to Agra and
Delhi; he then supplies a historical and political description of
the empire of Shah Jahan and his successors. An appendix provides
details about the values of coins, weights and measures mentioned
by Tavernier in the original work.
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Travels in India (Paperback)
Jean Baptiste Tavernier; Translated by Valentine Ball
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R1,479
Discovery Miles 14 790
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In 1676, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-89), French merchant,
traveller and pioneer of trade with India, published an account of
his journey through India. This two-volume translation, published
in 1889 by Irish geologist Valentine Ball (1843-94), includes a
biographical sketch of the author, notes and appendices. Tavernier
begins his tale with the declaration that 'I came into this world
to travel.' As well as most of Europe, he visited large areas of
Turkey, Persia and India (where he acquired the great gem, now
known as the Hope Diamond, which he sold to Louis XIV), and sailed
to Java. Volume 2 continues his history of India, and describes
Hindi and Muslim religious practices; Tavernier then continues to
the Dutch territories in the East Indies and returns home on a
Dutch ship via St Helena. Tavernier's interest in the details of
everything he saw makes this work a fascinating read.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Les Six Voyages En Turquie, En Perse Et Aux Indes, Volume 2;
Les Six Voyages En Turquie, En Perse Et Aux Indes; Jean-Baptiste
Tavernier Jean-Baptiste Tavernier History; General; History /
General
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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