Author: Sibylle von FlüePublisher:
ISBN: 9780563403357
Category : Picture books
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Pingu the Sportsman
Author: Sibylle von FlüePublisher:
ISBN: 9780563403357
Category : Picture books
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Pingu the Star
Author: Sibylle von FlüePublisher:
ISBN: 9780563403074
Category : Penguins
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Drum
Author: Pingu Has Fun
Author: Sibylle von FlüePublisher:
ISBN: 9780563403081
Category : Penguins
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Whitaker's Books in Print
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 3116
Book Description
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James WellsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
Swahili Grammar and Vocabulary
Author: F. BurtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Swahili language
Languages : sw
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Author: Travels in India
Author: Jean-Baptiste TavernierPublisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-89) was one of the most renowned travelers of 17th century Europe. The son of a French Protestant who had fled Antwerp to escape religious persecution, Tavernier was a jewel merchant who between 1632 and 1668 made six voyages to the East. The countries he visited (most more than once) included present-day Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. In 1676 he published his two-volume Les six voyages de Jean Baptiste Tavernier (The six voyages of Jean Baptiste Tavernier). An abridged and very imperfect English translation of the book appeared in 1677. The first modern scholarly edition in English, presented here, was published in 1889, with translation, notes, and a biographical sketch of Tavernier by Dr. Valentine Ball (1843-95), a British civil servant with the Indian Geological Service. Among the most memorable chapters in the book are those that recount Tavernier's visits to the diamond mines of India and his inspection of the jewels of the Great Mogul. Tavernier was not a scholar or an educated linguist, and after his initial popularity in the 17th century his authority waned, as historians and others questioned the accuracy of his observations. In the 20th century, however, Tavernier's reputation rose, as such important historians as Lucien Febvre and Fernand Braudel used the detailed information he recorded about the prices and qualities of goods and about business and commercial practices in their pioneering studies of economic and social history. The book contains several appendices by Ball about famous diamonds (including the historic Koh-i-Noor Diamond now belonging to the British royal family), diamond mines in India and Borneo, ruby mines in Burma, and sapphire washings in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A fold-out map shows Tavernier's voyages in India and the mines he visited.
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