{"product_id":"a-new-account-of-the-east-indies-being-the-observations-and-remarks-of-capt-alexander-hamilton-paperback-9781108055192","title":"A New Account of the East Indies; Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108055192","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\"\u003e9781108055192, 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\"\u003e354 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 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 2 takes the reader up the east coast of India, thence to Burma, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, Cambodia, China, and finally Japan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e33. Treats of the towns, cities, country, and customs of Bengal\u003cbr\u003e 34. Is a continuation of the description of Bengal\u003cbr\u003e 35. Gives an account of Xatigam\u003cbr\u003e 36. Gives an account of the famous kingdom of Pegu\u003cbr\u003e 37. Gives an account of the Pegu clergy\u003cbr\u003e 38. Treats of Merjee and Tanacerin\u003cbr\u003e 39. Give an account of Malacca\u003cbr\u003e 40. Treats of the dominion of Johore\u003cbr\u003e 41. Gives an account of the island of Sumatra\u003cbr\u003e 42. Gives an account of the islands and trading ports on the west coast of Sumatra\u003cbr\u003e 43. Treats of the east side of Sumatra\u003cbr\u003e 44. Treats of Java and the islands near it\u003cbr\u003e 45. Gives an account of Borneo\u003cbr\u003e 46. A continuation of the dominions of Johore\u003cbr\u003e 47. Gives an account of the dominions and city of Siam\u003cbr\u003e 48. Gives an account of Cambodia\u003cbr\u003e 49. Treats of Couchin-China\u003cbr\u003e 50. Gives some account of China\u003cbr\u003e 51. Some observations and remarks on the province and city of Canton\u003cbr\u003e 52. Is a continuation of the history of Fokien\u003cbr\u003e 53. A continuation of observations on the gods, clergy, and devotion of the Chinese\u003cbr\u003e 54. Gives some account of the islands of Mindanoa, Luconia, Formosa, and Japon.\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":45913130336536,"sku":"9781108055192","price":30.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108055192i_d934672b-c4cd-4097-ab9d-716640d5fb98.jpg?v=1696747232","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-new-account-of-the-east-indies-being-the-observations-and-remarks-of-capt-alexander-hamilton-paperback-9781108055192","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}