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Volume 1

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Call Number: MS E14

Contains 38 Results:

"Remarques sur Bengale"

 File — Volume: 1, item: 25
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On the plants; on naked and clothed fakirs; on the cake of Catchou and Arak known as Gattagamichi which is chewed to relieve diseases of the mouth.

"Remarques sur Bengale pour servir de matieres a de Reflexions"

 File — Volume: 1, item: 26
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On the behaviour of crows. [leaf 2 is a small leaf tipped-in: "Monnoie de Japon"]

Notes tipped in

 File — Volume: 1, item: 27d
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After p. 14: "Memoire Pierre de Caril..."

Notes (to add to?) pages 37, 36, 32, 39, 79. 88.

After p. 38 "Les Veuves ne sont point obligees de se bruller..."

Essay [de la population de la Palestine?]

 File — Volume: 1, item: 28
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"Division de cet Essay. Il est certain que la terre etait anciennement plus peuplee qu'elle ne Pest ujourd'huy... Chapitre Ier ou l'on prouve par le temoignage des Anciens que la Palestine etoit fertile... chapitre IIe. Ou 1'on examine la Validite des temoignage... [Ends:] ... a ceux de nos fours. De la Population."

"Voyage aux Indes Orientales. Livre premier. Voyage d'Europe au Cap de Bonne Esperance,", May 19-September 7, 1720

 File — Volume: 1, item: 7a
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Covers voyage on the Dutch East India Co. ship Oudenarde, and (from page 18) description of Cape: hospital, scurvy, natural history, Hottentots, etc.

Dates: May 19-September 7, 1720

"Voyage aux Indes Orientales. Livre second. Voyage du Cap a Batavia,", 1721

 File — Volume: 1, item: 7b
Scope and Contents Covers continuation of voyage to Java November 3-January 21, and (from p. 42) description of Batavia; detailed description of the Mangosteen, Oxyoides, Calappus and Cocotier; tropical botany; Javanese plants; monsoons, etc; Javanese customs and inhabitants; continuation of voyage in March and May 1721. Breaks off at foot of page (with catchword) while discussing tea plant. Footnote on p. 53 notes that Garcin well deserved the honour botanists paid him in naming the Mangosteen after him....
Dates: 1721

Covers voyage Batavia-Arabian coast, August 22-November 18

 File — Volume: 1, item: 9b
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Memos in Dutch of Batavia-Surat trips August 22, 1723-August 14, 1724. leaf [11] This leaf is in unknown hand D.

Dates: August 22-November 18