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Foster, Sir William

The Voyage of Nicholas Downton to the East Indies 1614-15, as Recorded in Contemporary Narratives and Letters

1939

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Year of publication
1939
Place of printing
London. The Hakluyt Society
Author
Foster, Sir William
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia Hakluyt Society
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxxvi, [i], 224 pp, complete with frontis, plates including one showing signature of Downton and others, 3 maps including in color, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt vignette on cover, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little darkened, else a fine clean copy, cover gilt is bright. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The extensive introduction by Foster provides a good historical perspective on this important voyage around Africa, to Madagascar and through the Indian Ocean to Sokotra, the west coast of India, Sumatra and Java, and includes copies of contemporary correspondence.
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