Volume 1

A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies ... / Rev., augm., and pub., in ten volumes, by the Abbé Raynal. Newly translated. from the French, by J.O. Justamond. F.R.S., with a new set of maps adapted to the work, and a copious index.

  • Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796.
Date:
1783
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Credit: A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies ... / Rev., augm., and pub., in ten volumes, by the Abbé Raynal. Newly translated. from the French, by J.O. Justamond. F.R.S., with a new set of maps adapted to the work, and a copious index. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS P F T H E FIRST VOLUME. BOOK I. INTRODUCTION. Page J-^ISCOVE RIE Ss JVars, and Conquejis of the Portugueze in the Eajl Indies, i Firft voyages of the Portugueze into thofe Teas, where it was fuppofed the ifland of Atalands formerly was, 32 Difcovery of Madeira. Prefent ftate of the ifland, 37 Voyages of the Portugueze to the continent of Africa, 40 Arrival of the Portugueze in the Eait Indies, - 42 A geographical defcription of Alia, - ib. Natural hiftory of Indoftan, 46 Antiquity of Indoftan, - 49 Religion, government, legiflation, manners, and cuftoms of Indoftan, C ' ■ 50 Condudt of the Portugueze on the Malabar Coaft, 100 Conqueft of Goa by the Portugueze, - 105 Manner in which the Europeans carried on trade with India, before the Portugueze had doubled the Cape of Good Hope, - - T07 The Portugueze make themfelyes mafters of the Red Sea, * , * 1*9 Dangers