The Voyage Of Francois Pyrard: Of Laval To The East Indies, The Maldives, The Moluccas And Brazil (vol-2, part-1) Volume Vol. 2, Part 1(Hardcover, Francois Pyrard, Albert Gray)
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About the Book:-François Pyrard de Laval was a French navigator who is remembered for a personal written account of his adventures in the Maldives Islands from 1602 to 1607, which was part of a ten-year sojourn in South Asia, et al. He was a native of Laval, and was a cousin to theologian Pierre Pyrard. He and a handful of sailors were shipwrecked on South Maalhosmadulu Atoll of the Maldives. They were taken captive by the Maldivians and spent five years as "unwilling guests" on the islands, with most of the time spent on Malé. He took pains to learn the local Dhivehi language and by doing so was able to achieve an insight into Maldivian society never before experienced by a European.
