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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER XLVI Of the Elephant
- CHAPTER XLVII Of the Abadas or Rhinoceros
- CHAPTER XLVIII Of the Fishes and other Beasts in the sea of India
- CHAPTER XLIX Of all Fruites, Trees, Plants, and common Hearbs in India, and first of a certain fruit called Ananas
- CHAPTER L Of laqua, or laacca
- CHAPTER LI Of Mangas
- CHAPTER LII Of Cajous
- CHAPTER LIII Of Jambos
- CHAPTER LIV Of other Fruites in India
- CHAPTER LV Of the Indian Figges
- CHAPTER LVI Of the Palm Trees, whereon the Indian Nuts called Cocus doe grow
- CHAPTER LVII Of the Duryoens, a Fruit of Malacca
- CHAPTER LVIII Of the Tree Arbor de Rays, that is, Root Tree; and the Bambus, or Reede of India
- CHAPTER LIX Of the Tree called Arbor Triste
- CHAPTER LX Of the Bettele Leaves and the fruit Arecca
- CHAPTER LXI Of the Herbe Dutroa, and a Plant called Herba Sentida, or the Feeling Hearbe
- CHAPTER LXII Of Spices, Drugges, Plants, and Stuffes for Physitions and Apothecaries, that is the common sort, and such as are ordinarily used in India; of their growing, and in what manner and place they grow; and first of Pepper.
- CHAPTER LXIII Of Cinamon
- CHAPTER LXIV Of Ginger
- CHAPTER LXV Of Cloves
- CHAPTER LXVI Of Mace, Folie, or Flowers of Nutmegges, and of Nutmegges
- CHAPTER LXVII Of Cardamomum
- CHAPTER LXVIII Of Lacke, or Hard Wax
- CHAPTER LXIX Of Annil or Indigo
- CHAPTER LXX Of Amber, Muske, Algallia, or Civet
- CHAPTER LXXI Of Benioin
- CHAPTER LXXII Of Frankincense and Mirre
- CHAPTER LXXIII Of Manna and Rhubarbe
- CHAPTER LXXIV Of the Wood called Sanders
- CHAPTER LXXV Of Palo de Cobra, or Snakewood
- CHAPTER LXXVI Of the Wood Calamba, or Lignum Aloes
- CHAPTER LXXVII Of the Root China
- CHAPTER LXXVIII Of Amfion, alias Opium
- CHAPTER LXXIX Of Bangue
- CHAPTER LXXX Of Camphora
- CHAPTER LXXXI Of Tamarinio
- CHAPTER LXXXII Of Mirabolanes
- CHAPTER LXXXIII Of other Spices and Hearbes in India
- CHAPTER LXXXIV Of all sorts of Pearles, both great and small, and of Precious Stones, as Diamantes, Rubies, Topaces, Saffires, and other such like stones, called Oriental Stones, and of the Bezers Stone, which is good against Poyson, and such like diseases, and in what manner and place they are found.
- CHAPTER LXXXV Of Diamonds
- CHAPTER LXXXVI Of Rubies, Espinelles, Granades, Emeralds, and other Precious Stones
- CHAPTER LXXXVII Of the Bezar Stones, and other Stones good against Poyson
- CHAPTER LXXXVIII A briefe instruction how to know and find out the right Diamantes, Rubies, Emeralds, Pearls, and other Precious Stones, and how to value them by Waight at their right Prices and Values; and first of the Diamant.
- CHAPTER LXXXIX Of Rubies
- CHAPTER XC Of the Oriental and Old Emeralds, for that those that are found in the Islandes of the Spanish Indies, are not yet tried nor resolved upon whether they shall be fine or not.
- CHAPTER XCI Of Oriental Pearles
- CHAPTER XCII Of certaine memorable Things, passed in India during my Residence there
- CHAPTER XCIII Of my Voyage and Departure from India to Portingale
- CHAPTER XCIV A briefe Description of the Iland Saint Helena
- CHAPTER XCV Of the Iland called the Ascention
- CHAPTER XCVI A briefe Description of the Islands of Canaria
- CHAPTER XCVII Of the Description of the Islands of Acores, or the Flemmish Islandes
- CHAPTER XCVIII Of the Ilands of Corvo and Flores
- CHAPTER XCIX Of certaine notable and memorable accidents that happened during my continuance in Tercera
- INDEX I GENERAL
INDEX II
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2015
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER XLVI Of the Elephant
- CHAPTER XLVII Of the Abadas or Rhinoceros
- CHAPTER XLVIII Of the Fishes and other Beasts in the sea of India
- CHAPTER XLIX Of all Fruites, Trees, Plants, and common Hearbs in India, and first of a certain fruit called Ananas
- CHAPTER L Of laqua, or laacca
- CHAPTER LI Of Mangas
- CHAPTER LII Of Cajous
- CHAPTER LIII Of Jambos
- CHAPTER LIV Of other Fruites in India
- CHAPTER LV Of the Indian Figges
- CHAPTER LVI Of the Palm Trees, whereon the Indian Nuts called Cocus doe grow
- CHAPTER LVII Of the Duryoens, a Fruit of Malacca
- CHAPTER LVIII Of the Tree Arbor de Rays, that is, Root Tree; and the Bambus, or Reede of India
- CHAPTER LIX Of the Tree called Arbor Triste
- CHAPTER LX Of the Bettele Leaves and the fruit Arecca
- CHAPTER LXI Of the Herbe Dutroa, and a Plant called Herba Sentida, or the Feeling Hearbe
- CHAPTER LXII Of Spices, Drugges, Plants, and Stuffes for Physitions and Apothecaries, that is the common sort, and such as are ordinarily used in India; of their growing, and in what manner and place they grow; and first of Pepper.
- CHAPTER LXIII Of Cinamon
- CHAPTER LXIV Of Ginger
- CHAPTER LXV Of Cloves
- CHAPTER LXVI Of Mace, Folie, or Flowers of Nutmegges, and of Nutmegges
- CHAPTER LXVII Of Cardamomum
- CHAPTER LXVIII Of Lacke, or Hard Wax
- CHAPTER LXIX Of Annil or Indigo
- CHAPTER LXX Of Amber, Muske, Algallia, or Civet
- CHAPTER LXXI Of Benioin
- CHAPTER LXXII Of Frankincense and Mirre
- CHAPTER LXXIII Of Manna and Rhubarbe
- CHAPTER LXXIV Of the Wood called Sanders
- CHAPTER LXXV Of Palo de Cobra, or Snakewood
- CHAPTER LXXVI Of the Wood Calamba, or Lignum Aloes
- CHAPTER LXXVII Of the Root China
- CHAPTER LXXVIII Of Amfion, alias Opium
- CHAPTER LXXIX Of Bangue
- CHAPTER LXXX Of Camphora
- CHAPTER LXXXI Of Tamarinio
- CHAPTER LXXXII Of Mirabolanes
- CHAPTER LXXXIII Of other Spices and Hearbes in India
- CHAPTER LXXXIV Of all sorts of Pearles, both great and small, and of Precious Stones, as Diamantes, Rubies, Topaces, Saffires, and other such like stones, called Oriental Stones, and of the Bezers Stone, which is good against Poyson, and such like diseases, and in what manner and place they are found.
- CHAPTER LXXXV Of Diamonds
- CHAPTER LXXXVI Of Rubies, Espinelles, Granades, Emeralds, and other Precious Stones
- CHAPTER LXXXVII Of the Bezar Stones, and other Stones good against Poyson
- CHAPTER LXXXVIII A briefe instruction how to know and find out the right Diamantes, Rubies, Emeralds, Pearls, and other Precious Stones, and how to value them by Waight at their right Prices and Values; and first of the Diamant.
- CHAPTER LXXXIX Of Rubies
- CHAPTER XC Of the Oriental and Old Emeralds, for that those that are found in the Islandes of the Spanish Indies, are not yet tried nor resolved upon whether they shall be fine or not.
- CHAPTER XCI Of Oriental Pearles
- CHAPTER XCII Of certaine memorable Things, passed in India during my Residence there
- CHAPTER XCIII Of my Voyage and Departure from India to Portingale
- CHAPTER XCIV A briefe Description of the Iland Saint Helena
- CHAPTER XCV Of the Iland called the Ascention
- CHAPTER XCVI A briefe Description of the Islands of Canaria
- CHAPTER XCVII Of the Description of the Islands of Acores, or the Flemmish Islandes
- CHAPTER XCVIII Of the Ilands of Corvo and Flores
- CHAPTER XCIX Of certaine notable and memorable accidents that happened during my continuance in Tercera
- INDEX I GENERAL
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- Voyage of John Huyghen van Linschoten to the East IndiesThe First Book, Containing his Description of the East, pp. 339 - 341Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1885