A New Account of the East-Indies: Observations and Remarks from the Year 1688-1723 (A Set of 2 Volumes)

A New Account of the East-Indies: Observations and Remarks from the Year 1688-1723 (A Set of 2 Volumes)

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAZ212
Author: Alexander Hamilton
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Language: English
Edition: 2021
ISBN: Voll: I - 9789390729036
Voll: II - 9789390729036
Pages: 782
Cover: HARDCOVER
Other Details 9.00 X 6.00 inch
Weight 1.13 kg

Book Description

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About the Book

Little is known of Captain Alexander Hamilton. First published in 1727, this book is both an invaluable source of information on South-East Asia at the time and a lively travelogue of Hamilton's adventurous sea-faring life in the service of the East India Company and independently between 1688 and 1723. He writes of encounters with pirates, the Portuguese, and of a poisoning in Malacca, and vivid descriptions of the countries he visited - from Africa to Japan, east coast of India, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, Cambodia and China - and their social customs, religions, trade and commerce. His maps and illustrations enhance the value of his narrative.

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About the Book

Little is known of Captain Alexander Hamilton. First published in 1727, this book is both an invaluable source of information on South-East Asia at the time and a lively travelogue of Hamilton's adventurous sea-faring life in the service of the East India Company and independently between 1688 and 1723. He writes of encounters with pirates, the Portuguese, and of a poisoning in Malacca, and vivid descriptions of the countries he visited - from Africa to Japan, east coast of India, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, Cambodia and China - and their social customs, religions, trade and commerce. His maps and illustrations enhance the value of his narrative.

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About the Author

Alexander Hamilton was a Scottish sea captain, privateer and merchant. On his arrival at Bombay in 1688, he was briefly pressed into the service of British East India Company to take part in a local war. Later he set up as a private trader operating from Surat. He was subsequently appointed as Commander of the British Marine in 1717.

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About the Author

Alexander Hamilton was a Scottish sea captain, privateer and merchant. On his arrival at Bombay in 1688, he was briefly pressed into the service of British East India Company to take part in a local war. Later he set up as a private trader operating from Surat. He was subsequently appointed as Commander of the British Marine in 1717.

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