Título:
An historical relation of the Kingdom of Chile. By Alonso de Ovalle, of the Company of Jesus, A native of St. Jago of Chile, and procurator at Rome for that place. Printed at Rome by Francisco Cavallo, 1649. With licence of his superiors. Translated out of Spanish into English. Naval track. In six books. The whole from the original manuscript. A true and exact description of the most celebrated East India coast of Malabar and Coromandel; as also of the Isle of Ceylon: with all the adjacent kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, chief harbaours, structures, pagan temples, products, and living creatures: the manners, habits, oeconomics and ceremonies of the inhabitans. As likewife the most remarkable warlike exploits, sieges, sea and field engagements betwixt the portuguese and dutch; with their traffick and commerce. The whole adorned with new maps and draughts of the chief cities, forts, habits, living creatures, fruits, &c. of the product of the indies, drawn to the life, and cut copper plates. Also a most circumftantial and compleat account of the idolatry of the pagans in the East Indies, the malabars, benjans, gentives, brahmans, &c. Taken partly from thier own vedam, or law book, and authentic manuscripts; partly from frequent conversation with their priest and divines: With the draughts of their Idols, done after their originals. By Philip Baldaeus, minister of the word od God in Ceylon. Translated from the high dutch, printed at Amsterdam 1672.
Datos de publicación:
Henry Lintot and John Osborn, at the Golden Ball in Paternoster Row, Londres, Reino Unido. 3a. ed.
