European Travellers in India: During the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; The Evidence Afforded by Them with Respect to Indian Social

ISBN-13: 9780367246020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 274 str.

Edward Farley Oaten

Opis

Originally published in 1909, this book contains a careful dissection and analysis of european travellers in India's narratives.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Three Fifteenth Century Pioneers. 3. The Coming of the Portuguese. 4. The Evidence for Southern India of Portuguese and Italian Travellers. 5. The Portuguese Missionary Travellers. 6. The First Englishmen in India. 7. Linschoten - Pyrard de Laval - Pietro della Valle. 8. English Ambassadors at the Court of Jahangir. 9. Other English Visitors to the Court of Jahangir. 10. Provincial Travellers in the Reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan. 11. Tavernier and Thevenot. 12. Francois Bernier. 13. Niccolao Manucci. 14. Dr John Fryer and Dr Gemelli Careri. Miscellaneous Travellers in the Reign of Aurangzib.

O autorze

Edward Farley Oaten