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First published in 1510 in Italian, this book is a brilliant account of the travels of Ludovico di Varthema an Italian traveller. His travels took him far and wide – from the near and Middle East across India and the Indian Ocean right up to the South-East Asian islands including Malacca, Banda, Pegu, Java and Sumatra. He then came back to India before he set sail for home. The itenary is rich in its description of these places,?the?people?and?their?customs.?Tales?of?local?history?and?legends?abound.

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Author:   John Winter Jones
Publisher:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Imprint:   Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9789390035250

ISBN 10:   9390035252
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   15 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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DISCOURSE ON VARTHEMA AND HIS TRAVELS xvii The Book xviii Its Credibility xix Approximate dates at which Varthema arrived at certain places during his journeys xxiv Varthema's character as revealed in his Book xxvi The Itinerary xxvii In Egypt and Syria xxviii In Arabia Deserta xxxii In Arabia Felix XXXVili In """"Ethiopia"""" XIV In Gujarat (India) xlvi In Persia xlvii In India: Cambay to Calicut 1 In Calicut liv Round Cape Comorin to Ceylon and the Coromandel Coast lix In Tenasserim lxiv In Bengal lxvi In Pegu Ixix In Malacca and Sumatra Ixx In the Spice Islands Ixxv On the return homewards to Calicut Ixxvi Again in Calicut Ixxviii A Factor in Calicut and Cochin Ixxxi The Voyage Home Ixxxii THE ITINERARY 1 Privilege 3 Dedication 5 Chap. I, concerning Egypt and Syria 7 II, concerning Arabia Deserta 12 III, concerning Arabia Felix 25 IV, concerning """"Ethiopia"""" 36 V, concerning Persia 37 VI, concerning Cambay to Calicut in India 44 VII, concerning Calicut 55 VIII, concerning Cape Comorin, the Coromandel Coast of India and Ceylon 71 IX, concerning Tenasserim 74 Chap. X, concerning Bengal 79 XI, concerning Pegu 81 XII, concerning Malacca and Sumatra 83 XIII, concerning the Spice Islands 88 XIV, concerning the Island of Java 90 XV, concerning the Return to Calicut 92 XVI, concerning the Escape to the Portuguese 99 XVII, concerning the Return Home 109 INDEX 115

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John Winter Jones (1805-81) was Principal Librarian of the British Museum.

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