A Voyage to the East Indies : Containing an Account of the Manners, Customs, etc of the Natives, with a Geographical Description of the Country (Paperback)

Preface; Book I: 1. Arrival at Puduceri (Pondichery); 2. Virapatnam; 3. Geographical, statistical, and historical observations on the kingdoms of Tanjatur, Marava, Madura, and Carnada; 4. Journey from Puduceri to Covalan, Mailapuri, and Madraspatnam; 5. Indian weights, measures, coins, and merchandise; 6. Topographical description of Malabar; 7. Population of Malayala; 8. Missionary affairs; 9. Quadrupeds, birds, and amphibious animals on the coast of Malabar; 10. Seas, rivers, vessels used for navigation, fish, shell-fish, and serpents in India; Book II: 1. Birth and education of children; 2. State of marriage among the Indians; 3. Laws of the Indians; 4. Classes or families of the Indians; 5. Administration of justice among the Indians; 6. Languages of the Indians; 7. Religion and deities of the Indians; 8. Hieroglyphical marks of distinction among the Indians; 9. Division of time; 10. Music, poetry, architecture, and other arts and sciences of the Indians; 11. Medicine and botany of the Indians; 12. Author's voyage to Europe; 13. The author's voyage to Europe continued; Index.