This book is about Southern India. It mentions Malabar, Maduré and a number of cities in what is now Tamil Nadu e.g. Tangeor (Tanjore), Tricierapelli (Tiruchirappalli). The book chronicles the last 4 years (1656-59) of the 20 years spent in missionary work by P. Hiacinthe de Magistris when he left for Europe in October 1659.

Volume 1. Paris: Langlois, 1663, 397 pp. This book is a collection of short works about various voyages to overseas territories some of which have been translated into French and some are still in their original language. The book does not have continuous page numbering, so each chapter/ section is numbered from its start.
The first section is on the pyramids of Egypt. The second section is about Tartares. The first main section on India starts around p. 139 within the book entitled Relation de la cour du Mogol par le capitaine Hawkins. This is followed by Memoires de Thomas Rhoe ambassedeur du Roy d’Angleterre aupres du Mogol, then Voyage de Edoüard Terri aux Indes Orientales. The next section is in Greek and the one after that relates to Description des animaux et de plantes des Indes. Later there is a section on Relation des royaumes de Golconda, Tannassery, Pegu, Arecan etc.. On p. 157 there is a chapter entitled Journal de Pierre Will Floris – son voyage à Patane & à Siam. This voyage seems to have gone via Ceylon and the East coat of India via Petapoli and Golfe de Bengale. The final section on p. 235 is a Routier pour la navigation des Indes Orientales – in essence describing various routes to the Far East.

Volume 2. Paris: SEBASTIEN CRAMOISY, 1664, 365pp. This volume like the first volume, is made up of translations of other works and does not have continuous page numbering. The first few chapter discuss Dutch and Portuguese commerce in the Indes Orientales and includes various towns on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts. This is followed by an expanded chapter “Routier pour la navigation des Indes Orientales” – in essence describing various routes to the Far East (62pages) including Goa and Cochin. The following chapter is “Voyages de Gen Beaulieu aux Indes Orientales”, however whilst there is discussion of the coasts of Malabar and Coromandel and passing Cap Coromin, it does not seem that he landed in India on his way to Ticou, Achen and Sumatra (137pages). The next few chapters are “Relation des Isles Philipines” followed by “Relation de l’Empire du Japon” and then “Relation de la Chine”.

Volumes 3 and 4. Part 3 – the first chapters concern the Dutch ambassadors to China and specifically to Pekin. One chapter discusses the route to Pekin, however all the places described are in China. There is a chapter on the geography of China and its 15 provinces (up to 216p). The following chapter is a report by the directors of the Dutch East Indes Company which includes Coromandel (222p), Bengale, Oriza, Cochin (223p), Surate (224p). Part 4 starts on 229p and early chapters concern South America, including the river Plate and Perou. There are later chapter about a voyage to China in italian and latin, followed by “Voyage de P Greuber” in which he discusses a french merchant called M Tavernier, who travelled in India (130p). Later there are chapters on Ethopia, Abyssins, des sources du Nil, Sayd and Mexico.

This book is divided into 2 parts with separate page numbering. Part 1: 390 pp. and Part 2: 316pp.
This is a history of the discovery of countries outside Europe by the Portuguese. The first 17 chapters are centred mainly on Africa. Chapter 18 mentions India and its rivers. However, it is not until Chapter 24 and Gamma that Malabar, the Zamorin of Calecut becomes the main focus of the text until the end Chapter 29 which is the end of the Part 1. Goa and Cochin are mentioned throughout the remaining parts of the book.

This book is listed in the BL main catalogue, but does not seem to be in Goldsmith. The book is the history, geography and moeurs of the people of Tunquin and Lao. There are references to Inde in a section, 189p, on different sects and how they were introduced into Tunquin – the most relevant pages being 193-196p. On 194p, mention is made of Royaumes de l’Inde, de Bengala as well as Sinde and Cambaye, Royaumes de Narlinga, Canaram, Idalcam and Malavar.