Through this post we are releasing the scan of the book, India in 1500 AD – The Narratives of Joseph the Indian written by Antony Vallavanthara released in the year 1984.
Shortly after Vasco da Gama reached India by sea in 1498, an Indian priest named Joseph boarded a ship in India that was bound for Europe. Joseph’s tales of his native India were recorded by a European. In his narratives, he described the socio-economic and cultural life of India as well as the geography of many places including Cranganore, Calcutta, Cochin, Gujarat, Cambay (ancient name of Khambhat), and others. During the 16th century, some 20 editions of Joseph’s narratives were published in Latin, Italian, German, French and Dutch. In India in 1500 AD – The Narratives of Joseph the Indian, Antony Vallavanthara gives a critical study of the rare historical documents that lay behind the narratives.
This document is digitized as part of the Dharmaram College Library digitization.
Metadata and link to the digitized document
Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below. A facility to read the document online is provided in the item page. Click on the first image that you see on the item page to download the document.
- Name: India in 1500 AD – The Narratives of Joseph the Indian
- Author: Antony Vallavanthara
- Published Year: 1984
- Number of pages: 372
- Printing : St. Joseph’s Press, Mannanam
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