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A true and exact description of the most celebrated East-India coasts of Malabar and Coromandel
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A true and exact description of the most celebrated East-India coasts of Malabar and Coromandel; as also of the isle of Ceylon; with all the adjacent kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, chief harbours, structures, pagan temples, products, and living creatures: the manners, habits oeconomies and ceremonies of the inhabitants. As likewise the most remarkable warlike exploits, sieges, seaand field-engagements betwixt the Portuguese and Dutch; with their traffick and commerce. The whole adorned with new maps and draughts of the chief cities, forts, habits, living creatures, fruits, &c . of the product of the Indies, drawn to the life, and cut in copper plates. Also a most circumstantial and compleat account of the idolatry of the pagans in the East Indies, the Malabars, Benjans, Gentives, Brahmans, &c. Taken partly from their own Vedam, or law-book, and authentick manuscripts ...with the draughts of their idols, done after their originals

By

Baldaeus, Philippus, 1632-1672

Churchill, Awnsham, 1658-1728 , Collection of voyages and travels

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for A. and J. Churchill, 1703

Notes

Added title-page, engraved: "A description of èy East India coasts ... " with 1703 imprint.

In double columns.

Detached from Churchill, Awnsham, ed. A collection of voyages and travels ... London, 1704(?) v. III.

Subjects

1703 , Churchill, A , Description and travel , Early works to 1800 , England , India , London , Old Book List , Printers and presses , Religion , Sri Lanka

Call Number

DS411.1 .B17 E1703

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.104540
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/05009237
OCLC: 5883009

 

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