INDIA AS SEEN BY WILLIAM FINCH
PROF. R. NATH


 

Pp.12+124, Map showing itinerary of Finch from Surat to Lahore

 

William Finch (1608-11) is one of the three most important European travelers of the reign of Jehangir. He supplies in substance more accurate observations of men, beasts, plants, cities, deserts, castles, buildings, religions, than almost any other; as also of roads, commodities and political events.

Introduction - Muslim Travelers, Christian (European) Travelers, Hakluyt and Purchas, Pelsaert and De Laet


Chapters:

 1. Finch at Surat (28 August 1608- 17 January 1610)
 2. Itinerary of his Journey from Surat to Burhanpur
 3. Finch at Burhanpur
 4. Itinerary of His Journey from Burhanpur to Agra
 5. Finch at Agra - Bayana, Fatehpur Sikri, Rupbas
 6. Description of Agra - Agra Fort and Akbar's Tomb Sikandara
 7. Itinerary of His Journey from Agra to Lahore - Delhi and Sirhind
 8. Description of Lahore and its Fort & Palaces
 9. An Account of other trade routes in the Mughal Empire
10. Description of the Mountainous regions in the North and the East