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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.' [‎14] (857/1024)

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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in light Reals, which they have dipt themfelves • and fo
you are deceiv’d. There are no Inch People for Trade iri
the World : they refufe to deal in nothing 5 even in old
Shoes, and if you will fell them but one of them too, they!
buy it, Without ever enquiring why you will nbt fell the
other. But for thofe of Tutiquin they are ttiore blunt and
plain in their dealing, fo that it is a pleafure to have to deal
with them. I have told you, there are neither Mines of
Gold dr Silver in Tunquin , neither do they Coin Money
there. So that in Trade they make ufe of certain Lingots
of Gold, as they are brought out of China, fome of which
amount to 300 Livres of our Money, others to fix hin
der'd. They alfo make ufe of Bars of Silver as they are
brought from Japoh. As for finall Payments they either
cut the large Bars into rntall pieces, to which purpofe they
have their Scales, like our Stelleers • or elfe they pay in
Foreign Coin, which are the Reals of Spain generally. This
Gold and Silver is brought from China, and Japan, in lieu
of thole vaft quantities of Silk which are exported out of the
Country , which with Musk and Lignum Aloes are the chief
Riches of the Kingdom.
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CHAP. V.
Of the Strength of the Kingdom of T unquin
by Sea and Land.
T Hcy who have written before me concerning the
Kingdom of Tiinqum,- have ipoken largely of its
Forces both by Sea and Land , and allow it a pro
digious number both of Souldiers and Galleys. They write
that the Forces which were ulually Wont to meet at the Ren-
devouz were 12000 Horfe,20oo Elephants, as well to carry
the King’s and the Nobilities T ents and Baggage, as for the
Service of the War, 500000 Foot, and 500 Galleys. And
in regard the Kingdom is well flar’d with Provifion and
Ammunition , that in time of War the whole Army ex
ceeds 500000 Men-. But the number which my Brother
faw

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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.' [‎14] (857/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187081.0x00003a> [accessed 13 July 2026]

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