Travels in the Mogul Empire. Volume 1 / François Bernier, Translated by Irving Brock.
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. François Bernier (1625?-1688) trained as a physician at Montpellier and left France for Syria in 1654, travelling...
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2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- TRAVELS IN THE MOGUL EMPIRE
- A LETTER TO MONSIEUR DE LA MOTHE LE VAYER; CONTAINING THE DESCRIPTION OF DELHI AND AGRA; AND DETAILS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GREAT MOGUL'S COURT, AND OF THE MANNERS AND GENIUS OF THE PEOPLE OF INDIA.