{"product_id":"the-voyage-of-francois-pyrard-of-laval-to-the-east-indies-the-maldives-the-moluccas-and-brazil-paperback-9781108013475","title":"The Voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108013475","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA seventeenth-century description of the East Indies, published in English in three volumes (1887–1890) by the Hakluyt Society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrançois Pyrard (Author), Albert Gray (Edited and translated by), H. C. P. Bell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108013475, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 1.8 x 14 cm, 0.4 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\"\u003eThe publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Shipwrecked on the Maldives in 1602–1607, Pyrard de Laval learnt the local language and studied the culture, flora and fauna of the islands. On his escape to Goa he continued his cultural investigations in Portuguese India, before returning to France by way of Saint Helena and Brazil in 1611. His book, which included practical advice for French traders travelling to Asia and a phrase book for visitors to the Maldives, was an immediate success. This three-volume translation of the 1619 edition appeared in 1887–1890.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAddenda et corrigenda\u003cbr\u003e 23. Return of the author\u003cbr\u003e 24. The island of Saint Helena\u003cbr\u003e 25. Departure from Saint Helena\u003cbr\u003e 26. Of Brazil\u003cbr\u003e 27. Departure from Brazil\u003cbr\u003e Treatise of animals, trees, and fruits\u003cbr\u003e Advice for the voyage to the East Indies\u003cbr\u003e Dictionary of some words of the Maldive language\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e General index.\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":45913299517720,"sku":"9781108013475","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108013475i_df48878b-72c5-48fa-b781-16fe56d72353.jpg?v=1694869264","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-voyage-of-francois-pyrard-of-laval-to-the-east-indies-the-maldives-the-moluccas-and-brazil-paperback-9781108013475","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}