Description
This slim volume about Maldives was written by the author during his 5 years stay in those islands, as a result of being *-wrecked there. It is a lively and personal account and offers vivid and often amusing, description of many of the islands aspects, some of which are : the geography and topography, people and their customs and manners, the trade, the produce, the system of government, etc. The time spanning this narrative is from circa 1601 to 1606 AD. This slim volume about Maldives was written by the author during his 5 years stay in those islands, as a result of being *-wrecked there. It is a lively and personal account and offers vivid and often amusing, description of many of the islands aspects, some of which are : the geography and topography, people and their customs and manners, the trade, the produce, the system of government, etc. The time spanning this narrative is from circa 1601 to 1606 AD.