ABBE CARRE - The Travels of the Abbe Carre in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674, Translated from the Manuscript Journal of His Travels in the India Office by Lady Fawcett and edited by Sir Charles Fawcett with the Assistance of Sir Richard Burn. ( 3 Volumes
) London, Hakluyt Society. 1947. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collation, vol 1:lvi+315pp, vol 2:xxiv, continuation to 675pp, vol 3:xxiii, continuation to 984pp, illustrated, folding maps. Bound in original blue publishers cloth, cloth lightly rubbed on head and tail of spines, all bindings in excellent clean firm condition, all hinge joints very strong without any wear. Internally, pages in very good condition throughout. 9 maps and 6 illustrations, 3 vols, 8vo. A detailed account of Abbe Carre's travels in 1672-74 from France to India via the Syrian desert, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf and his return to France by sea from Madras to Bombay, Surat to the Persian Gulf and thence by his outward bound rout reversed. The author was sent to India by the French East India Company to observe the English and Dutch trade. He records an interesting description of various adventures that befell him, and the converstaions he had with the people he met. Books measure 9 x 6 inches. Weight 2.5kg.
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