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jin Accompt of fome Boohj. 
I. Befchriving der OOST INDISCHE KVsTEN, MAlABJR 
COJ{pMANDELy CErLON ^ (3c. Door Philippus Bald^us. 
T'Amfterdam 1672. in toL ; . ^ ^ 
'^TpHc Author of this recent Hiftory/an adive Dutch Miniftcr, 
X having lived many yczts in the Ea ft J fidiej, efpecially in 
Cejflon^ hath taken great pains to give an account not only of the 
late Civil Tranfadions of his Country-men and others 10 thofe 
parts (of moftof which he hath been an Ey witnefs 5) but alfo 
of many of the Obfervables in Natural and Maral things in the 
. fame Countries. 
Being mindful of what beloBgs to our defign in thefe Trafls, 
we fliali but tranfiently touch, that in this Defcription are con- 
rained the NegotiationSj Treatifes, and ways of Trade of the 
Dutch there, both with the Indians and Europeans 5 together with 
many relations of what hath of late pafled thercj between the 
Duuh^ EnghJJb^ Fortugutfes^Mores^ (^^. and of the acquefts,which 
the Hollaoders have there made in Lands, Towns and Strong plas 
ccs J all which, and many others, are here reprefented in very 
fair Cuts ; fuch as arc the Maps of the Coafis of Malabar and foro- 
mandd^ and of the Iflaod of ; and the particular Cuts oiA' 
madavat J J^J^ratte ^ Bombaja ^ Coa ^ Cranganor^ Couchin, Coulangy 
TuUcerin, 'Negnapatan^ P alia cat ta ^ Ma/ulipatan ^ and the repre- 
fentations of the principal Forts of Cejilen^ as Eatecalo^ Gale^ Co* 
lumio (the long and difficult fiege whereof, together with its be- 
ing taken by the Dutch from the Portugue/es is here very largely 
dcfcribed,) Negumbo, Manaar (afraall Ifle belonging to Cfy^w) 
asalio that confiderable pen-infulc, Jafnapatnam, lying within the 
fame eeyhn ; and may other lefs confiderable places. 
But, to come to theiV«^ftr^>/ Obfervations, our Author taketh 
notice of the following par ticulars , fcattered up and down in this 
Volume. 
I, That in the Haven of Suratte^ (being about 12 deg* Nor- 
thernlat.) a Nord-Nord-Eafl: and a South- Weft M©on makes the 
highefl: water 9 pA7. 
a. That the Elephants, made to fight with one another before • 
the GMogol, manage the coinbat with a far greater agility and 
courajj 
