{"product_id":"a-new-account-of-the-east-indies-being-the-observations-and-remarks-of-capt-alexander-hamilton-paperback-9781108055185","title":"A New Account of the East Indies; Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108055185","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA New Account of the East Indies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lively 1727 travelogue offering an invaluable historical and geographical picture of south-east Asia, spiced with tales of piracy and poisoning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Hamilton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108055185, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLittle is known of Captain Alexander Hamilton other than what he tells us in this work, first published in 1727. Written during his retirement, it is both an invaluable source of information on south-east Asia at the time and a lively travelogue of Hamilton's adventurous seafaring life in the service of the East India Company and independently between 1688 and 1723. An engaging storyteller, Hamilton writes of encounters with pirates, the Portuguese, and of a poisoning in Malacca, as well as providing vivid descriptions of the countries he visited - from Africa to Japan via India, Sumatra and China - and their social customs, religions, trade and commerce. His idiosyncratic maps and illustrations enhance his narrative despite his admission that he makes 'but little use of the pencil'. Volume 1 takes the reader up the east coast of Africa to the Middle East, and round the coast of India to Ceylon.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Gives a traditional account of the first settling of Europeans at the Cape of Good Hope\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gives a short description of the islands in the Ethiopian seas\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gives a description of Zeyla's sea-coast\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gives a short description of the coast of Arabia the Happy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gives a description of the Immaum of Mocha's country\u003cbr\u003e 6. Contains a description of Aden\u003cbr\u003e 7. Treats of the kingdom and city of Muskat\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gives an account of Bassora city\u003cbr\u003e 9. Gives a description of the sea-coast of Persia\u003cbr\u003e 10. Is a continuation of observations on the empire of Persia\u003cbr\u003e 11. Treats of the Mogul's dominions on the river Indus\u003cbr\u003e 12. Gives an account of the ancient kingdom of Guzerat\u003cbr\u003e 13. Gives an account of the cities of Cambay, Baroach and Surat\u003cbr\u003e 14. Is a continuation of my observations of the religions and customs used in Surat\u003cbr\u003e 15. Gives an account of the famous Aurengzeb's birth\u003cbr\u003e 16. Treats of the cities and towns on the sea-coast belonging to the crown of Portugal\u003cbr\u003e 17. Gives a description of Bombay\u003cbr\u003e 18. Continues the observations on the affairs of Bombay\u003cbr\u003e 19. Gives an account of the war of Bombay\u003cbr\u003e 20. Gives an account of what is remarkable on some islands, and of the sea-coast, as far as Goa\u003cbr\u003e 21. Gives an account of Goa\u003cbr\u003e 22. Gives an account of Sundah Rajah's dominions\u003cbr\u003e 23. Gives a description of Canara\u003cbr\u003e 24. Treats of the Malabars\u003cbr\u003e 25. Observations of the Samorin and his country\u003cbr\u003e 26. Gives an acount of Couchin\u003cbr\u003e 27. Treats of the island of Ceylon\u003cbr\u003e 28. Treats of the countries of the sea-coast\u003cbr\u003e 29. Gives a short description of Fort St George\u003cbr\u003e 30. Gives an account of the coast of Chormondel\u003cbr\u003e 31. Treats of the sea-coast and some inland countries in the ancient kingdom of Orixa\u003cbr\u003e 32. Is an account of the maritime towns on the coast of Orixa.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913322815768,"sku":"9781108055185","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108055185i_aafde949-02a3-478b-9fd9-2f83c132a417.jpg?v=1696747242","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-new-account-of-the-east-indies-being-the-observations-and-remarks-of-capt-alexander-hamilton-paperback-9781108055185","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}