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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎7] (670/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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The Heads of the Chief Contents of the Third Tome,
A N Accurate Dejcription of the two famous Cities o/Indoftan, Dehli and Agra, p,
i. and pi, and a Comparifon betwixt them and Paris, p. p2. together with di
vers particulars interfperfed up and down^ difcovering the Court and Genius of
the Mogols and Indians > as alfo the Ejfetts of the Cbrijlian Mijjionaries in thofe
parts, with fome firittures and reflexions upon the indifcretion and fcandalotijnefs of fome
of them, # P* P2.
An ample and very pmXual Narrative of the Superfiitions, ftrange Fajhions and VoXrines of
the Native Indians, or Gentiles of Indoftan > manifefting, that there are no Opinions fo
extravagant and fo ridiculous, which the Spirit of Man is not capable of, p. 96. The odd
Belief and behaviour of that People concerning Eclipfes, ib. The abominable Impo(tures
of their Priejls, p. pS, Divers very notable Relations of the Banian Merchant of Indian extraction. Women burning
thmfelves alive with the Corpfes of their dead Husbands, ib. and of others of them, fuf-
fering themfelves to be buried in the ground alive up to the very Nech^, p. 101. The variety
and abundance of Religious and Monklfh Men among thofe Heathens,together with their extra
ordinary Stri&ures and cruel Aujlerities exercifed upon themfelves,9,102.The reputed Saints,
and many Enthufiajls that are amongji them, ib. The Books of Law and Sciences received
there, p. 104. Their VoXrine of the Tranfmigration of Souls, ibid; Of the Creation,
Prefervation and DeflruXion of the World, p. I’yO.Ofa Iqnd of Trinity, and ftrange Incar*
nation faid to be believed by them, 105* as alfo of an odd Manifeftation of the third per fort
of their Trinity, p. io 5 . The Language of the Brachmans, altogether different from the
cmmm Indian, p. 107. together with its pretended extraordinary Antiquity, ibid. Their
Fbilofopbers, conftituting chiefly fix different Setts, ibid. Whereof fome approach to the E-
plcuitdin principlesothers reduce aU to Matter and Form j others to Four Elements >
others to Light and Darknefs, &c, ibid. Their Method of Phyfick very different from
ours \ and what Principles °tis grounded upon, p. 108. and how fuecefsful, ibid. Their
Ignorance in Anatomy, ibid. Their Extravagant Tenets in Aftronomy, ibid, and in Ge
ography, p. 1 op. A Defcripiion of that famous School of aU the Indian Gentility at Ba-
nares, ibid. Their Chronology, making the World in effett Eternal, ibid. Their Opini
on concerning Vhuts and hmmoXs, importing, that the Seeds of both thofe kinds are not
form d anew, but were contrived in the Fir(i produttion of the World'* as alfo, that they
are (not only potentially, but) attually the very entire Plant and Animal, p. iio. Their
Dottrine about the S014I of the World, and Creation, ibid. -
among all which is inferted a particular way of keeping their Water frefh for drinking, p.
112 . Then the number and pomp, the order and difpofition of the great Mogols Te**/ in the
Field , and the number of Elephants, Camels* Mules, and Porters neceffary to carry them,
p. 115. The difpofition of the Royal Markets in the Camp, p. 117. The particular Qnar-
the Royal Hunting, ibid. Efpecially that of the Lion, p. 121. The vaft number of People
there is in the Army, and the method of providing for them all, p. 122.
The Heads of the Fourth Tome.
1
A by bis whole Army, /mw. Dehli to Labor * from Labor to Bember, and from thence
to the Kingdom of Kachemire, the reputed Paradife of the Indies. Where is a Defcripti-
on of the greatnefs of the Mogolian Army* Provifion, Artillery, Encampment, Difcipline *
Relation of d magnificent Voydge, made by the Great Mogol, Aureng-zebe, attended
by bis whole Army, /nm Dehli to Labor > from Labor to Bember, and from thence
Relation of d magnificent Voydge,
ters of the Mogolian Lords, and of the reft of the Army, ibid. The Extent of the whole
Army, p. 118. The Confufion, there met with, and how it may be avoided, ibid, the
different manners of the March of the King, the Princeffes, and the whole Seraglio, p.
lip. the great danger there is in being too near the Women, p. 120. The fever al ways of
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.

Author: John-Baptist Tavernier

Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].

Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).

Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.

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1 volume (898 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.

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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎7] (670/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187080.0x000047> [accessed 20 February 2025]

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