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Describing the travels of the Dutch noble John Nieuhoff’s travels, this book presents a compilation of the voyages that he sailed on between 1640 and 1670 The main body of this work is his description of Brazil and the coast of southern India where he stayed for 9 years from 1641 to 1650 He describes the native customs, the history of the Portuguese and the Dutch commercial enterprises and the flora and fauna, its spices, its trade with other nations and episodes involving the various European business enterprises there Apart from Brazil, this books describes his travels in Persia, Malabar, Madura, Coromandel, Amboyna, Ceylon, Malacca, Sumatra, Java, Tagowam and parts of China. The book is much illustrated with copper plates of author’s experiences. p