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The wonders of Vilayet

being the memoir, originally in Persian, of a visit to France and Britain

Iʻtisām al-Dīn Mīrza. · Jan 1, 2002 · 152 pages · eng

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In 1765 Mirza Sheikh I'tesamuddin, a Bengali munchi (secretary) travelled on a mission to Britain by sea, taking in Mauritius and the Cape. He wrote frankly about what he encountered and combines modern ethnological notes with travellers' tales.