Diary of William Hedges, Esq.

Klappentext A three-volume 1887 edition of seventeenth-century documents about the British in Bengal! including the diary of William Hedges. Zusammenfassung The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Three volumes, published in 1887, are devoted to the diary of William Hedges (1632–1701), the first Agent of the East India Company in Bengal, and its seventeenth-century colonial context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preparatory note to Volume III; Errata and addenda; Part V. Documentary contributions to the biography of Thomas Pitt; Part VI. Early history of the Company's settlement in Bengal; Part VII. Early charts and topography of the Hugli river; Index to Volumes II and III.

Product details

• Authors: William Hedges, Hedges William
• Assisted by: Henry Yule (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9781108010924
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01092-4
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series; Diary of William Hedges, Esq. (Afterwards Sir William Hedges), During his Agency in Bengal, as well as on His Voyage Out and Return Overland (1681–1687) 3 Volume Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, India, Colonialism & imperialism, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Asia / South / India