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*[https://archive.org/details/travelsandadven00reisgoog ''The travels and adventures of the Turkish Admiral Sidi Ali Reis in India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Persia, during the years 1553-1556''] Tanslated from the Turkish by A Vambery 1899 Archive.org

*[https://archive.org/stream/earlytravelsinin00fostuoft#page/n9/mode/2up ''Early Travels in India, 1583-1619''] edited by William Foster 1921 Archive.org. Accounts of seven travellers. [https://archive.org/stream/earlytravelsinin00fostuoft#page/n11/mode/2up Contents]

*[https://archive.org/details/journalofjohnjou00jour ''The Journal of John Jourdain, 1608-1617 : describing his experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay Archipelago''] edited by William Foster. Printed for the Hakluyt Society . Second Series, Volume XVI. 1905 Archive.org. The author was in the service of the East India Company.

*[https://archive.org/details/earlytravelsini00linsgoog ''Early Travels in India, being reprints of rare and curious narratives of old travellers in India, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. First Series, comprising "Purchas's Pilgrimage" and the "Travels of Van Linschoten"'']. 1864 Archive.org

:''Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes: contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others'' by Samuel Purchas 1905 reprint, original 1625 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/hakluytusposthum02purcuoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/stream/hakluytusposthum02purcuoft#page/vi/mode/2up Contents]. [https://archive.org/details/hakluytusposthum03purcuoft Volume III], [https://archive.org/stream/hakluytusposthum03purcuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Contents]. [https://archive.org/details/hakluytusposthum04purc Volume IV], [https://archive.org/stream/hakluytusposthum04purc#page/n9/mode/2up Contents]. [https://archive.org/details/hakluytusposthum05purc Volume V], [https://archive.org/stream/hakluytusposthum05purc#page/n7/mode/2up Contents]. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Purchas+His+Pilgrimes&sort=-publicdate&page=1 Other volumes: Archive.org]

*''The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul, 1615-1619, as narrated in his journal and correspondence''. Edited by William Foster 1899 [https://archive.org/details/embassysirthoma03roegoog Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/embassysirthoma00roegoog Volume II] Archive.org

*''The travels of Pietro della Valle in India : from the old English translation of 1664'', edited by Edward Grey (late Bengal Civil Service) 1892 Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/travelsofpietrod00dell Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/travelspietrode00havegoog Volume II]. Pietro della Valle arrived in India 10 February 1623 at Surat, embarking from Goa 16 November 1624.

*[https://archive.org/details/sixvoyagesofjohn00tave_0 ''The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, a noble man of France now living, through Turky into Persia and the East-Indies, finished in the year 1670''...] 1678 Archive.org.

*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Fa82AAAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 ''A ‪voyage to the East-Indies: giving an account of the isles of Madagascar, and Mascareigne, of Suratte, the coast of Malabar, of Goa, Gameron, Ormus, and the coast of Brasil, with the religion, manners and customs of the inhabitants, &c. as also a Treatise, of the distempers peculiar to the eastern countries‬''] by Monsieur Dellon, M.D. Translated from the French. 1698 Google Books . First published in French 1685. [https://archive.org/details/avoyagetoeastin00crulgoog Archive.org version] Same file but different coloured pages may be easier to read. [https://archive.org/details/nouvellerelatio00marrgoog 1699 French reprint] Archive.org

:[https://archive.org/details/accountofinquisi00dell ''An Account of the Inquisition at Goa, in India'']. Translated from the French of M. Dellon 1819 Archive.org. Translated from a copy printed in Paris in 1687. The events happened in 1674. Dellon, a physician spent some time in North Malabar and was operating out of the French factory in Tellicherry for five years after which he left the French services. Six months later, he was in jail In Daman <ref>[http://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2013/04/charles-claude-gabriel-dellon-frenchman.html "Charles (Claude) Gabriel Dellon, the Frenchman in Malabar"] 14 April 2013 Historic Alleys.</ref>(Damaun)

*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/JQU5IHNH6UGILO5L3VB662KPJHNTRGDF ''A new account of East-India and Persia : : in eight letters being nine years travels, begun 1672 and finished 1681''] by John Fryer 1698 London. Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. Includes Bombaim [Bombay], Surat. Goa. Includes, facing p114 drawings of the Areca Nut or Betele nut, and other plants. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=CrYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9 Google Books edition] which appears to contain some, but not all illustrations.

*[https://archive.org/details/indiainseventeen00dasguoft ''India in the seventeenth century, as depicted by European travellers''] by JN Das Gupta 1916 Archive.org

*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=NmpCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR4 ‪ ''A Voyage to Suratt: In the Year, 1689'']‬ by John Ovington. Chaplain to his Majesty. 1696 Google Books

*''Storia do Mogor; or, Mogul India 1653-1708'' by Niccolao Manucci, Venetian, translated by William Irvine, Bengal Civil Service (retired) 1907. Part of ''Indian Texts Series'' [https://archive.org/details/storiadomogororm01manuuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/storiadomogororm02manuuoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/storiadomogororm03manuuoft Volume III], [https://archive.org/details/storiadomogororm04manu Volume IV]. Archive.org.

:[https://archive.org/details/pepysofmongulind00manurich ''A Pepys of Mongul India, 1653-1708 : being an abridged edition of the "Storia do Mogor" of Niccolao Manucci''] 1913 Archive.org.

*''A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time''‬ by Robert Kerr 1824 editions, first published c 1811. Volumes VI, VII, VIII, IX have the majority of the content relating to India, other volumes listed have less relevant content, (while volumes not listed to do appear to have any relevant content). Google Books, Archive.org, and Hathi Trust Digital Library. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=NUI9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=NUI9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR15 Contents].[https://archive.org/details/generalhistoryco02kerrrich Volume II], [https://archive.org/stream/generalhistoryco02kerrrich#page/n5/mode/2up Contents]. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=c8I6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume VI], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=c8I6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR4 Contents]. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=B8Q6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume VII], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=B8Q6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 Contents]. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WkM9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume VIII] 1813 edition [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WkM9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 Contents], [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3510755?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 Volume VIII] 1824. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kUM9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume IX] [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kUM9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 Contents].[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UScwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP7 Volume XI], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UScwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9 Contents]. [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kNw6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 Vol XVII], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kNw6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR7 Contents] (Includes of a voyage including Macao and Canton). [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Gkg9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume XVIII] A Summary volume titled ''Historical Sketch'' by William Stevenson

*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059705 ''Early English Adventurers in the East''] by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org

*[http://travel-letters.org/kindersley/ The Travel Letters of Mrs. Kindersley], transcriptions from the book first published in 1777 ''Letters from the Island of Teneriffe, Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope, and the East Indies''. The letters from India commence with Letter 18 in Pondicherry June 1765 and conclude with letter 67 from Calcutta in 1768. Note: Only the first page of the letter is displayed, click on the image for a full transcription. travel-letters.org. This book appears also to be available on "Eighteenth century collections online", for more details see [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]. [Jemima Kindersley, (1741-1809). Wife of Lieutenant Nathaniel Kindersley (1732–1769) of the Royal Artillery and later, from 27 July 1764, Captain in the East India Company's Bengal Artillery.]

*''Oriental Repertory'' by Alexander Dalrymple Volume 1 1793 and Volume 2 1808. The two volumes contain many tracts on the history, industries, etc. of India, China, and Indo-China, including travel, journeys etc first published at irregular intervals, in eight "numbers," from April 1791 to April 1797

**[http://archive.org/stream/orientalrepertor01dalr#page/n5/mode/2up ''Oriental Repertory, Volume 1''] by Alexander Dalrymple 1793 Archive.org.

***[http://archive.org/stream/orientalrepertor01dalr#page/n29/mode/2up Table of Contents]; [http://archive.org/stream/orientalrepertor01dalr#page/n620/mode/1up General Index of Places] including [http://archive.org/stream/orientalrepertor01dalr#page/n627/mode/1up List of Synonimes]; [http://archive.org/stream/orientalrepertor01dalr#page/n627/mode/2up General Index of Things]; [http://archive.org/stream/orientalrepertor01dalr#page/n629/mode/2up General Index of Persons]

::Table of Contents, computer pages 28-31; General index of Persons commencing part O-Z computer pages 632-633; General Index of Things A-Z computer pages 634-637.

:For more details of the author, see [[List of Indian Civil Servants]]

*[https://archive.org/details/inhimalayasando00cummgoog ''In the Himalayas and on the Indian Plains''] by C F [Constance Frederica] Gordon Cumming, with [https://archive.org/stream/inhimalayasando00cummgoog#page/n20/mode/2up Illustrations] 1884 Archive.org. Some parts of the book were first published in 1876 in ''From the Hebrides to the Himalayas''.

*[https://archive.org/details/fromcavesjungles00blavuoft ''From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan''] Translated from the Russian of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Reprinted 1908 (originally published 1892) Archive.org

*[https://archive.org/details/followingequator00twai ''Following the Equator : a Journey Around the World''] by Mark Twain 1897 Archive.org. From [https://archive.org/stream/followingequator00twai#page/330/mode/2up Chapter XXXVII, page 331] the author travels from Sydney to India, via Ceylon. [https://archive.org/stream/followingequator00twai#page/12/mode/2up Contents]

*A collection of photographs from [http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll29 ''India Illustrated: Being a Collection of Pictures of the Cities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, Together with a Selection of the Most Interesting Buildings and Scenes throughout India''], published by Bennett, Coleman, & Co., publishers of the English language newspaper ''Times of India'', c 1905. University of Houston Digital Library.

*[https://archive.org/details/indiathroughste00ricagoog ''India through the stereoscope : a journey through Hindustan''] by James Ricalton 1907. Archive.org [He travelled in 1901-1903].This book was sold with a collection of photographs which could be viewed through a stereoscope. Stereographs copyrighted 1903. Examples, including from flickr.com and the British Library: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/13305961@N00/3920409573/in/photostream/ No. 28 'Ekka' with passenger and baggage, coming from Cashmere (Kashmir) to Murree], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/campwala/2596512967/in/album-72157600243474620/ No 30. Before Christ Church, at Simla], [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/i/019pho000000181u00035000.html No. 35 Inflated bullock skin boat, or dreas, at the side of the river Sutlej], enlargeable. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/campwala/2801124203/in/album-72157600243474620/ No 75. Curiously rigged camel-waggons, Delhi], [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho000000181u00080000.html No. 80 The great Durbar procession, Delhi, India] enlargable. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/campwala/2597329670/in/album-72157600243474620/ No 87. Palace of the Winds, Jeypore, India]. [http://luna-insight.smith.edu:8180/luna/servlet/ROTMANCOLL~20~1 A collection of these photographs reprinted 1923-1931] Smith College Libraries. Northampton, MA, USA

*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319510023550247?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''A Winter in India : light impressions of its cities, peoples, and customs''] by Archibald B. Spens ; with 95 illustrations. 1914. Hathi Trust Digital Library.

===The Overland Route to and from India===

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163143/http://www.iras.ucalgary.ca/~volk/sylvia/Desert.htm “Remarks and Occurrences in a Journey from Aleppo to Bassora by way of the Desert"] by William Beawes, Esqr 1745 from ''The Desert Route to India'' by Douglas Carruthers from Sylvia Volk’s Page of Asia, now archived

:[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163310/http://www.iras.ucalgary.ca/~volk/sylvia/Desert2.htm “Account of a Journey from Basra to Aleppo in 1748”] by Gaylard Roberts from ''The Desert Route to India'' by Douglas Carruthers from Sylvia Volk’s Page of Asia, now archived

*[https://archive.org/details/shortcuttoindiar00frasrich ''The Short Cut to India, the record of a journey along the route of the Baghdad Railway''] by David Fraser 1909 Archive.org

*''Overland to India'' by Sven Hedin 1910 [https://archive.org/details/overlandtoindia01hediuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/overlandtoindia02hediuoft Volume II] Archive.org

== References ==