The travels of Pedro Teixeira : with his "Kings of Harmuz" and extracts from his "Kings of Persia."

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teixeira, Pedro, approximately 1570-

Contributor:

Ferguson, Donald Ferguson, Donald William.

Sinclair, William F., -1900 Sinclair, William Frederick.

Series:

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2nd ser., no. 9.

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 2d ser., no. 9

Standardized Title:

Relaciones. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages around the world.

Iran--History--640-.

Iran.

Orient--Description and travel.

Orient.

Ormus--History.

Ormus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

9th ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Translated and Annotated by William F. Sinclair, Bombay Civil Service (Retd.), with Further Notes and an Introduction by Donald Ferguson. The main text is a translation of: Relaciones de Pedro Teixeira d'el origen descendencia y svccession de los reyes de Persia, y de Harmuz, y de vn viage hecho por el mismo avtor dende la India Oriental hasta Italia por tierra. Amberes, 1610. Appendices: A, A short narrative of the origin of the kingdom of Harmuz and of its kings. B, Extracts from the Relation of the kings of Persia. C, A short account of the most notable provinces ... of Persia. D, Relation of the chronicle of the kings of Ormuz. Includes bibliographical references and index. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1902.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""I. PEDRO TEIXEIRA""; ""II. THE FIRST COMING OF THE ENGLISH AND THE DUTCH TO THE EAST""; ""III. TEIXEIRA'S BOOK""; ""CAPTAIN STEVEN'S PREFACE TO HIS TRANSLATION OF THE ""KINGS OF PERSIA"" AND ""KINGS OF HARMUZ,"" INCLUDING TRIXEIRA'S PREFACE TO HIS WHOLE WORK""; ""CERTIFICATE OF ORTHODOXY AND LICENSE TO PRINT""; ""THE TRAVELS OF PEDRO TEIXEIRA""; ""APPENDICES""; ""A. A SHORT NARRATIVE OF THE ORIGIN OF THE KINGDOM OF HARMUZ""; ""B. EXTRACTS FROM THE ""KINGS OF PERSIA""""; ""C. AN ACCOUNT OF THE NOTABLE PROVINCES OF PERSIA""

""D. RELATION OF THE CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF HARMUZ""""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Reprint of the 1902 ed.

Translation of Relaciones.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-317-01317-4

1-317-01318-2

1-315-55195-0

1-283-01534-X

9786613015341

1-4094-1615-1

9781315551951

OCLC:

908099456