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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.' [‎16] (335/1024)

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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An account of the Money of Asia. Part II,
to Ormus : But with this difference,that there isnoftirringfrom Suratt after the
end of February j biit you may Sail from till the end of March, or the fif
teenth of Jprii: for then the Weftern-winds, that bring rain aldng with them
into begin to' blow. 1 During the firft four Months there blows a North-eaft-
wind which carries them from Suratt tb Ormas in fifteen or twenty days. Then
veering a little, to the North,it ferves ; as well for thofe that are bound for
as thofe that are bound from thence. • Then the Merchants generally providefor
a Voyage of thirty, or five and thirty days. But if they would Sail from Ormu
to Suratt in fourteen or fifteen days, they mull take Shipping either in March^v
at the beginning of April, for then the Weftern-wind blows full in their
Stern* N L ..
The Veflels which Sail from Ormns run within fight of Mafiate upon theCoall
of bearing off to Sea for fear of coming too near the Per fan Coafl. They
that come from Suratt, do the fame thing, to make the Entry of the Gulf. But
neither the one nor the other touch at Mafcate^ to avoid paying Cuftoms to an
Arabian Prince, who took that place from the Pormgals.
Mafcate is a City fituate juft by the Sea-fide, over againft three Rocks that
make the Entry into the Harbour-very difficult, and at the foot of a Mountain
upon which the Pormgals have three or four Forts. It isobferved Pm, Mafcatt
Ormus^ and Balfara^ are the three places in the Eaft where the heat is moft in!
fiipportable. Formerly only the Hollanders and Englijh undefftodd this Courfe
of Navigation } but fome years after the Armenians, Mahometans, Indians, and
Banians, have built them Velfels. But it is not fo fafe to Embark in them, for
they nei ther underftahd the Sea fo well, nor are they fo good Pilots.
The Veifels that Sail to Smatt^ which is the only Part in the Empire of the
Great Mogul, Sail within fight of Din, and the Point ot St. John, and come to
an Anchor afterwards in the Road of Comli, which is not above four Leagues
from Suratt, and tvVO from the Mouth of the River toward the North. They
tranfport their Wares from one place to another, either by Waggons,or in Boats.
For great Vefiels cannot get into the River of Skratt till they have unladen, by
reafon of the Sands that choakit up The Hollanders return as foon as they have
landed their Wares at Couali, and fo do the Englifh, it not being permitted to ei
ther to enter into the River. But fome years fmee, the King has given the Enffifi
a place to Winter in, during the rainy Seafons.
Suratt is a City of an indifferent bignefs,defended by a pitiful Fortrefs,by the
foot whereof you muft pafs, whether you go by Land or by Water. It has four
Towers at the four Cbrhers,and in regard there are no Platforms upon the Walls,
Guns are planted upon wooden Scaffolds. The Governor of the Fort only com
mands the Soldiers in the Fort, but has no power in the City, which has a par
ticular Governpur to receive the King’s Cuftoms,and other Revenues through the
Extent of his Province.
The Walls of the Town are only of Earth, and the generality of theHoufes
like Barns, being built of Reeds, plaiftered with Cow-dung, to cover the void
fpaces,and to hinder them without from difeerning between the Reeds what is
dohe within. In all Suratt there be but nine or ten Hoiifes which are well built:
whereof the Chn-bander, or chief of the Merchants, has two or three. The
reft belong to the Mahumetan Merchants nor are thofe, wherein the Fn^
and Hollariders dwell, lefs beautiful *, every Prefident,and every Commander, be
ing careful to repair them which they put upon the account of their Compa
nies. However,they do but hire thofe Houfes; the King not fuffering any Prarf
to have an Houfe of his own, for fear he ffiould make a Fortrefs of it. The Ca
puchin Friars have built them a very convenient Convent, according to the Model
of oUr European Houfes,and a fair Church ^ for the building of which,! furnilha
them with good part of the Money. But the Purchafe was made in the Name
of a Maronite Merchant of Aleppo, whofe name was Chelebi, of whom I have
fpoken in my Per fan Relations.
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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.' [‎16] (335/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187078.0x000088> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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