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

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-01093-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Medienkombination, Englisch, 1052 Seiten, Format (B × H): 248 mm x 322 mm, Gewicht: 1650 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. Three volumes, published in 1887, are devoted to the diary of William Hedges (1632–1701) who in 1681 became the first Agent of the East India Company at its new base in Bengal. The first volume contains a transcription of the diary itself; Volume 2 contains a collection of documents relevant to Hedges' time in India; and Volume 3 is a documentary history of Thomas Pitt, grandfather of Pitt the Elder and Governor of Fort St George, who appears frequently in Hedges' diary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hedges, William

Barlow, R.

Yule, Henry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Preface H. Yule; Errata; Introductory notes R. Barlow; Diary, 1681-1688; Index. Volume 2: Preface to the illustrations; Errata and addenda; List of plates; Bibliographical and other illustrations of the diary; Part I. Notices regarding Sir W. Hedges; Part II. Documentary memoirs of Job Charnock; Part III. Notices of various persons mentioned in the diary of Hedges, from India Office records and other sources; Part IV. Miscellaneous papers. Volume 3: 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 2 and 3.