Linschoten, J: Voyage of John Huyghen Van Linschoten to the

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-01086-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 734 Seiten, Format (B × H): 250 mm x 322 mm, Gewicht: 1300 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series

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 The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This account of the East Indian travels of John Huyghen van Linschoten, originally published in the Netherlands in 1596 and translated into English in 1598, was published by the society in 1885 using an edited version of the early translation, supplemented with explanatory notes. It provides a rich source of information about Portuguese trade with the East Indies, as well as descriptions of the fauna, flora and indigenous peoples of the regions he visited, from the Azores and St Helena to Java and Sumatra.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Linschoten, John Huyghen van

Burnell, Arthur Coke

Tiele, P. A.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Phillip, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographische Entdeckungen und Erkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Prefatory note; Introduction; 1. The author's desire to travel; 2. The beginning of my voyage into the East of Portingall Indies; 3. The manner and order used in the ships in their Indian voyages; 4. The description of Mossambique; 5. The description of the coast of Arabia felix, or the red Sea, to the iland and fortress of Ormus; 6. Of the iland and towne of Ormus; 7. Of the coast of Ormus, to the towne and iland named Diu; 8. Of the towne, fortresse and island of Diu; 9. Of the kingdome and land of Cambaia; 10. Of the coast of India; 11. Of the coast of India, that is from Goa to the Cape de Comoriin; 12. The description of the kings, the division of the land and coast of Malabar; 13. Of the islands called Maldyva; 14. Of the iland of Seylon; 15. Of the coast of Choramandel; 16. Of the kingdom of Bengalen, and the river Ganges; 17. Of the coasts and lands of Aracan, Pegu and Sian; 18. Of the towne and fort of Malacca; 19. Of the iland of Sumatra; 20. Of the iland of Java Major; 21. Of the ilands of Maluco; 22. From the Cape Singapura to the towne of Sian; 23. Of the great fruitfull kingdom of China; 24. Of the provinces, townes, and other things in the kingdome of China; 25. Of the town and iland of Machau; 26. Of the iland of Japan; 27. A short relation of the land lying behind Goa; 28. Of the towne and iland of Goa; 29. Of the customs of the Portingales, and such as are issued from them; 30. Of the Portingalles and Mestiços; 31. Of the maner and customes of Portingale and Mestiços women in India; 32. Of the viceroy of Portingall; 33. Of the heathens, Indians, and other strangers dwelling in Goa; 34. Of the times of the yeare in India; 35. Of the money, waight and measure of India and Goa; 36. Of the Indians called Bramenes; 37. Of the Gusurates and Banianes of Cambaia; 38. Of the Canaras and Decanijns; 39. Of the Canarijns and Corumbijns of India; 40. Of the Arabians and Abexiins dwelling in India; 41. Of the black people of Mosambique; 42. Of the Malabares and Nayros in India; 43. Of the Moores and Jews in India; 44. Of the pagodes and Indian idols; 45. Of all the kinds of beastes, cattell, and foules in India. Volume 2: 46. Of the elephant; 47. Of the abadas or rhinoceros; 48. Of the fishes and other beasts in the sea of India; 49. Of all fruits, trees, plants, and common hearbs in India; 50. Of iaqua, or iaacca; 51. Of mangas; 52. Of cajous; 53. Of jambos; 54. Of other fruites in India; 55. Of the Indian figges; 56. Of the palm tree; 57. Of the duryoens, a fruit of Malacca; 58. Of the tree arbor de rays and the bambus; 59. Of the tree called arbor triste; 60. Of the bettele leaves and the fruit arecca; 61. Of the herbe dutroa; 62. Of spices, drugges, plants, and stuffes for physitions; 63. Of cinamon; 64. Of ginger; 65. Of cloves; 66. Of mace, folie, or flowers of nutmegges; 67. Of cardamomum; 68. Of lacke, or hard wax; 69. Of annil or indigo; 70. Of benioin; 72. Of frankincense and mirre; 73. Of manna and rhubarbe; 74. Of the wood called sanders; 75. Of palo de cobra, or snakewood; 76. Of the wood calamba, or lignum aloes; 77. Of the root China; 78. Of amfion, alias opium; 79. Of bangue; 80. Of camphora; 81. Of Tamarinio; 82. Of Mirabolanes; 83. Of other spice and hearbes in India; 84. Of all sorts of pearles; 85. Of diamonds; 86. Of rubies, espinelles, granades, emeralds, and other precious stones; 87. Of the bezar stones; 88. A briefe instruction how to know and find out the right diamantes, rubies, emeralds, perals, and other precious stones; 89. Of rubies; 90. Of the oriental and old emeralds; 91. Of oriental pearles; 92. Of certaine memorable things, passed in India during my residence there; 93. Of my voyage and departure from India to Portingale; 94. A briefe description of the iland Saint Helena; 95. Of the iland called the Ascention; 96. A briefe description of the islands of Canaria; 97. Of