Voyage Tog Oa And Back (1583 - 1592): With His Account Of The East Indies (From LinschotenS Discourse Of Voyages, In 1598)

About the Book:-The author has prepared these two volumes set painstakingly by giving an account of his journey in this part of the land mainly during the 16th and 17th centuries. This volume covers, primarily, the travels of the writer to the western Indian province of Goa (AD 1598), and other short notices of travels and naval military engagements. It covers voyage, in a Portuguese carrack to Goa in 1583 A.D., diary of occurrences in the Portuguese settlements in India, 1583-1588 return voyage from Goa to Enkuisen 1588-1592 A.D. During his stay in Goa, the author meticulously copied the top-secret charts page-by-page. Even more crucially, he provided nautical data like currents, deeps, islands and sandbanks, which was absolutely vital for safe navigation, along with coastal depictions to guide the way. The publication of the navigational routes enabled the passage to the East Indies to be opened to trading by the Dutch, French and the English. This book is a reprint of the 1903 edition. About the Author:-Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563 – 1611) was a Dutch merchant, trader and historian. He travelled extensively along the East Indies' regions under Portuguese influence and served as the archbishop's secretary in Goa between 1583 and 1588. He is credited with publishing in Europe important classified information about Asian trade and navigation that was hidden by the Portuguese. In 1596 he published a book, Itinerario (later published as an English edition as Discours of Voyages into Ye East & West Indies) which graphically displayed for the first time in Europe detailed maps of voyages to the East Indies, particularly India. The Title 'Voyage Tog Oa And Back (1583 - 1592): With His Account Of The East Indies (From Linschoten’S Discourse Of Voyages, In 1598) written/authored/edited by Jan Huyghen Van Linschoten', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121242097 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 152 (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:-