Travels in India [Paperback]

An 1889 translation of the account of his Indian travels by French merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (160589).In 1676, Jean Baptiste Tavernier (160589), French merchant, traveller and pioneer of trade with India, published an account of his journey through India. This two-volume translation, published in 1889 by Irish geologist Valentine Ball (184394), includes a biographical sketch of the author, notes and appendices.In 1676, Jean Baptiste Tavernier (160589), French merchant, traveller and pioneer of trade with India, published an account of his journey through India. This two-volume translation, published in 1889 by Irish geologist Valentine Ball (184394), includes a biographical sketch of the author, notes and appendices.In 1676, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (160589), French merchant, traveller and pioneer of trade with India, published an account of his journey through India. This two-volume translation, published in 1889 by Irish geologist Valentine Ball (184394), includes a biographical sketch of the author, notes and appendices. Tavernier begins his tale with the declaration that 'I came into this world to travel.' As well as most of Europe, he visited large areas of Turkey, Persia and India (where he acquired the great gem, now known as the Hope Diamond, which he sold to Louis XIV), and sailed to Java. In Volume 1, Tavernier sets out from Isfahan to Agra and Delhi; he then supplies a historical and political description of the empire of Shah Jahan and his successors. An appendix provides details about the values of coins, weights and measures mentioned by Tavernier in the original work.Preface; Introduction - life of J. B. Tavernier; Bibliography; Title page of original edition; Dedication to the King; Design of the author; Table of the books and chapters; 'Avis' to the reader; Travels in India: Book I. Concerning Routes Which One May Take to Go from Ispahan to Agra, and from Agra to Delhi and Jah?n?r?d, Where the Court of the Great Mogul Is at Present; as lÉ