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TRAVELS IN THE MOGUL EMPIRE 2 VOLUME PAPERBACK SET
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| By: |
Francois Bernier, Irving Brock (Trans) |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£45.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108073301 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108073301 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
17 March, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia |
| Pages: |
640 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
The first modern English translation of a book on travel in seventeenth-century India reasserts its interest for imperial Britain. |
| Synopsis: |
The first English version of Bernier's 1670 work since its initial translation from the French in 1672, Irving Brock's 1826 edition vastly improved his predecessor's work. Francois Bernier (1625?-1688) trained as a physician at Montpellier and left France for Syria in 1654, travelling to Egypt and finally to India ('Hindustan'), where he spent twelve years as the court physician to the Great Mogul Aurangzeb. Celebrated and influential, his Travels shaped European opinions and knowledge of India. Volume 1 narrates civil war, describes the government, finances, and military of the court, and closes with a detailed description of Delhi and Agra. Volume 2 describes religious practices, the Great Mogul's journey to Kashmir, and many other topics, concluding with an appendix of north Indian history and a chronology of its rulers. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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