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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎18] (29/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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The CONT ENTS &lc.
The Third B O O K of the 1N X> 1J Travels.
Chap. i. f~\ F the particular Religion of the Mahometans in the Eaft*
CJ Indies. Pag, x 59
Chap. II. Of the Faquirs, or poor Mahometan Volunteers in the EafU
Indies* J ' 1 ^ Q
Chap. III. Of the Religion of the Gentiles, or Idolatrous Indiahs. x6x
Chap. IV. Of the Kings and Idolatrous Princes of Afia. 163
Chap V. fVhat the Idolaters helkve touching a Divinity. 264
Chap. VI. Of the Faquirs, or poor Volunteers among the Indians, and
of their Penances. r . 0 , 1 ^
Chap. VII. Of the Idolaters Belief touching the State of the Soul after
Chap. VIII. Of the Cuftom among the Idolaters to Burn the Bodies of /fer
Chap IX. How the Wives are Burnt in India, with the Bodies of their
deceas'd Husbands.
Chap. X. Remarkable Stories of Women that have been Burnt after their
Husbands deceafe. • r r 1/1
Chap. XI. Of the moft Celebrated of the Idolaters in India. 173
Chap. XIL A Continuation of the Defcription of the Principal Pagods
of the Indian Idolateru , . n j
Chap. XHL Of the Pilgrimages of the Idolaters to their Pagod, 179
Chap. XIV. Of divers Cufloms of the Indian Idolater.
Chap. XV. Of the Kingdom of Boutan, whence comes the
Good Rhubarb, and fame Furs.
Chap XVI. Of the Kingdom a/Eipra.
Chap.. XVII. Of the Kingdom of Afem.
Chap. XVIII* Of the Kingdom of Siam. 4 1 r j l'u
Chap. XIX. Of the Kingdom of Macaflar, and the Ambafjadors wfmh
Hollanders China. , _ a ,
Chap. XX. The Authorperfues his Travels into the Balt , and Embarks
at Mengrelia/^r Batavia. The danger he was in upon the Sea ; and hi?
arrival in the Ifland 0/Ceylan. . .. •
Chap. XXL The Authors departure from Ceylan, and his arrival at
Batavia. 1 ^ ^ ^
Chap. XXII. Jhe Author goes to vifit the King e/Bintatn, and relates
feveral Adventures upon that Occafiott. , i-
Chap XXIII. The Author's return to Batavia. His Revifmng the King
0/Bantam. And a Relation of feveral extravagancies of certain faquirs
in their return from Mecca. •
Chap. XXIV. Of tie War of the Hollanders, the of
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Chap. XXV. The Author Buries his Brother ; and is again quarrel! dwith
al by the General of his Council. vy (T 1 0 2 ; 0 2
Chap. XXVI. The Author Embarks in a Dutch Veffel, to return tnte^
\ T. r °XXVIL The Holland Fleet arrives at St. Helens, The Defers
pi ion of the Ifland. 10 *
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.

Author: John-Baptist Tavernier

Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].

Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).

Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.

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1 volume (898 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.

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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎18] (29/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187077.0x00001e> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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