Description Of The Maldives

About the Book:-This slim volume about Maldives was written by the author during his five years stay in those islands, as a result of being ship-wrecked there. Nevertheless, Pyrard took pains to learn the local Dhivehi language. By doing so he was able to achieve an insight into Maldivian society never before experienced by a European. He took extensive notes regarding Dhivehi culture, customs and history. The author presents a lively and personal account, and offers vivid, and often amusing, description of many of the islands’ aspects, some of which are: the geography and topography, people and their customs and manners, the trade, the produce, the system of government, etc. The time spanning this narrative is from circa 1601 to 1606 AD. About the Author:-François Pyrard de Laval was a French navigator who is remembered for a personal written account of his adventures in the Maldives Islands from 1602 to 1607, which was part of a ten-year sojourn (1601–1611) in South Asia, et al. He was a native of Laval, and was a cousin to theologian Pierre Pyrard (1581–1667). On July 2, 1602 Pyrard and a handful of sailors were shipwrecked on South Maalhosmadulu Atoll of the Maldives. They were taken captive by the Maldivians and spent five years as ‘unwilling guests’ on the islands, with most of the time spent on Malé. The sailors endured malaria and sporadic cruel treatment during their captivity. The Title 'Description Of The Maldives written/authored/edited by Francois Pyrard De Laval', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121233057 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 72 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-