Voyages And Travels Into Brazil And The East-Indies 1640-1649

About the Book:-This book comprises of the travels of two employees of the Dutch East India Company who travelled independent of each other. Voyages and travels, into Brasil, and the East-Indies: containing, an exact description of the Dutch Brasil, and divers parts of the East-Indies; their provinces, cities, living creatures, and products; the manners, customs, habits, and religion of the inhabitants: with a most particular account of all the remarkable passages that happened during the author's stay of nine years in Brasil; especially, in relation to the revolt of the Portugueses, and the intestine war carried on there from 1640 to 1649, as also, a most ample description of the most famous city of Batavia, in the East-Indies. The author, a Dutch traveler and official, left two very interesting accounts of his years spent in Dutch Brazil and the Dutch East Indies. In his several travels in the East, he visited Dutch South Africa, Sumatra, Java, Amboyna, Formosa, China, Malacca, India, Ceylon, Persia, and St. Helena. His narratives give very informative accounts of the places he visited. His work was first published (in English) as the second volume of the 1704 first edition of Awnsham and John Churchill’s four-volume Collection of Voyages and Travels (thus the “Vol. II” at the foot of the title page), although the present volume is at times offered separately, as here. The book is profusely illustrated with engravings that compliment the narrative. About the Author:-Johan Nieuhof (1618 in Uelsen – 1672 in Madagascar) was a Dutch traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil, China and India. The most famous of these was a trip of 2,400 kilometers from Canton to Peking in 1655-1657, which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China. He wrote -- An embassy from the East-India Company containing the written account of this journey.Nieuhof was employed in Brazil to explore the regions between Maranhão and the São Francisco Rivers, made a particular study of the neighborhood of Pernambuco. He left Brazil in 1649, after the Portuguese victory in the Second Battle of Guararapes. Upon his return, he joined the service of the Dutch East India Company (or "VOC"). In service of the VOC he resided several years in Batavia, and then was appointed in 1654 steward of an embassy to the relatively new Qing emperor China under Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyser, which aimed to gain trading rights on China's southern coast. The Title 'Voyages And Travels Into Brazil And The East-Indies 1640-1649 written/authored/edited by John Nieuhoff', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121242073 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 418 (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 17.78 x 24.13 cms Vol:-