Travels of Pietro della Valle in India
From the Old English Translation of 1664
2 Volume Paperback Set
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series
- Author: Pietro Della Valle
- Translator: G. Havers
- Editor: Edward Grey
- Date Published: June 2010
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - no date available
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108014946
Multiple copy pack
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available on inspection.
-
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) 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 The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. A member of a noble Roman family, Pietro della Valle began travelling in 1614 at the suggestion of a doctor, as an alternative to suicide after a failed love affair. The letters describing his travels in Turkey, Persia and India were addressed to this advisor. This 1664 English translation of della Valle's letters from India, republished by the Hakluyt Society in 1892, contains fascinating ethnographic details, particularly on religious beliefs, and is an important source for the history of the Keladi region of South India.
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: June 2010
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108014946
- length: 560 pages
- dimensions: 250 x 320 x 70 mm
- weight: 0.99kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - no date available
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
Life of P. Della Valle
Historical sketch of the rise and fall of the Portuguese power in India
Bibliographical notice
Dedication prefixed to the Italian edition of 1663 A.D.
Latin epigram
Errata
Table of contents
Dedication
Letters, Nos. I-III. Volume 2: Letters IV-VIII
Index.
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×