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1652
PHILIPPUS. Voyage d’Orient du R. P. Philippe de la tres-saincte Trinité carme deschaussé ou il descrit les divers succez de son voyage, plusieurs religions d’Orient, leurs montagnes, leurs mers & leurs fleuves, la chronologie des princes qui y ont dominé, leurs habitans tant chrestiens qu’infideles. …traduit du latin par un religieux du mesme ordre. Lyon: Iullieron, 1652, 640 pp.
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This book describes the travels to the Inde Oriental. The description of India starts in Chapter 13 (pp. 114-146). Subsequent chapters describe the coast of India including Cochin, Surrat and particularly Goa. There are subsequent chapters on l’Ocean Oriental de Indes, le Ganges et l’Indus. There are some chapters on “Roys” and “Roys des Indes Orientales”, notably Chapter 17 (p. 252). Other chapters discuss the Portuguese and Christians in Inde and on p. 328, there is a chapter on “des Mahometans Indiens”. Further chapters describe the animals, fish and trees of Inde. Towards the end of the book there are chapters on the missions in Inde and les terres du Grand Mogor. The chapters referring to India are interspersed with chapters from other eastern areas such as Syria and Persia.