The Journal of John Jourdain, 1608-1617, Describing His Experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay Archipelago.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (529 pages)
- Hakluyt Society, Second Series .
- Hakluyt Society, Second Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- List of the Principal Contemporary Authorities -- The Journal -- The ships depart from the Downs -- A call at Gran Canaria -- The Comoro Islands visited -- Description of Aden -- The pinnace rejoins -- Jourdain and another factor start for San'a, and the ship departs for Mocha -- The city described -- Their journey to Mocha -- Events there -- Description of Mocha -- The Ascension arrives at Socotra -- Her stay at Mhowa, in Kāthiāwār -- And journey overland to Surat -- Events of Jourdain's stay at Surat -- His journey to Agra -- His proceedings there -- Description of Agra and of the court of the Great Mogul -- He sets out for Cambay -- The territories of the Great Mogul -- The fleet sails for Dābhol -- The town described -- They depart for the Red Sea -- Capture of Indian ships, -- Letter from the former to the Great Mogul -- Jourdain departs in the Darling for Tiku -- Anchors at Hitu, on Amboyna, but is prevented by the. Dutch from trading with the natives -- Visit to Kambelo -- Description of Amboyna, etc. -- Buton described -- Visit to Macassar -- He sails in the Darling for Masulipatam -- Jourdain appointed Agent -- Appendices -- A. William Revett's Account of the Seychelles -- B. His Narrative of Events at Aden, His Voyage to Mocha, etc -- C. Captain Sharpeigh's Account of Events at Aden and Mocha, of the Shipwreck, and of His Journey to Agra -- D. William Finch's Description of Māndū and Gwalior -- E. Coen's Narrative of the Visit of the Darling to Amboyna and Ceram -- F. The Fight at Patani and Death of Jourdain -- Bibliography -- Index -- Maps -- The Yaman, Showing Jourdain's Routes -- Western India, Showing Jourdain's Routes -- The Malay Archipelago -- Amboyna -- Buton.
An account of the East India Company's fourth voyage; with an appendix containing William Revett's 1609 account of the Seychelles, and reports on other places by merchants and seamen of the same period.