The Voyage Of François Pyrard Of Laval To The East Indies, The Maldives, The Moluccas, And Brazil: Volume Ii, Part 2 (hakluyt Society, First Series)

The text is translated into English from the Third French edition of 1619, and edited, with notes. This volume follows on from First Series 77, with which it has continuous pagination, covering 1610-1611, the return to France. With a treatise on animals, trees, and fruits, and advice upon the voyage to the East Indies. For the first part, see First Series 76. The supplementary material includes the 1889 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1890. COVER 1 CONTENTS 11 ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA 12 HEADINGS OF CHAPTERS 14 CHAPTER XXIII 16 CHAPTER XXIV 23 CHAPTER XXV 30 CHAPTER XXVI 36 CHAPTER XXVII 54 TREATISE OF ANIMALS, TREES, AND FRUITS 14 VOYAGE: PART THE SECOND (CONTINUED) 16 TREATISE OF ANIMALS, TREES, AND FRUITS 68 CHAPTER I 70 CHAPTER II 74 CHAPTER III 76 CHAPTER IV 79 CHAPTER V 82 CHAPTER VI 86 CHAPTER VII 88 CHAPTER VIII 89 CHAPTER IX 91 CHAPTER X 93 CHAPTER XI 94 CHAPTER XII 99 ADVICE TO THOSE WHO WOULD UNDERTAKE THE VOYAGE TO THE EAST INDIES 114 DICTIONARY OF SOME WORDS OF THE MALDIVE LANGUAGE 132 APPENDIX 150 A. EARLY NOTICES OF THE MALDIVES 150 B. NOTICES OF THE EXILED KINGS OF THE MALDIVES 220 C. THE HISTORY OF KUNHALI THE GREAT MALABAR CORSAIR 236 D. LIST OF KINGS OF THE MALDIVE ISLANDS SINCE THE CONVERSION TO MAHOMEDANISM 255 E. DEDICATORY EPISTLE TO M. GUILLAUME 262 INDEX 264 A 264 B 266 C 268 D 273 E 274 F 275 G 276 H 278 I 279 J 280 K 280 L 281 M 282 N 287 O 287 P 288 Q 292 R 292 S 293 T 296 U 297 V 297 W 298 X 298 Y 298 Z 299 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 11 PORTE BENCHERESSE, LAVAL 66 MALDIVE CHART OF THE COASTS OF SOUTH INDIA AND CEYLON 316 ATTACK ON MALE BY THE PORTUGUESE UNDER DOM FORREIRA BELLIAGO IN 1631 318 KOTTAKKAL THE TOWN AND FORTRESS OF KUNHALI 320 The text is translated into English from the Third French edition of 1619, and edited, with notes. Volume 1 covers from 1601 to Pyrard's arrival at Goa in 1608. Volume 2 (part 1) covers the period from 1608 to Pyrard's departure from Goa in 1610. Volume 2 (part 2) covers 1610-1611, the return to France, with a treatise on animals, trees, and fruits, and advice upon the voyage to the East Indies. The supplementary material includes the 1889 annual report