WEB See Columbus and the Age of Discovery
A splendid, and searchable, collection of over 1100 text articles on Columbus and the
encounter of two worlds
Sidi Ali Reis (16th Century CE): Mirat ul Memalik (The
Mirror of Countries), 1557 CE [At this Site]
Europeans were not the only ones to look at other cultures. This is a Turkish Admiral's
account of his travels in the world of India and the Middle East.
England, India,
and The East Indies, 1617 [At Indian History Sourcebook]
Various sources, including a letter from Great Moghul Jahangir to James I, King of
England.
John Wesley (1703-91): Thoughts
Upon Slavery, 1774 [At UMC]
Wesley was opposed to slavery, but this is interesting as it includes explict descriptions
of the way in which people were enslaved and treated. A great example of the moral force
of Evangelical Christianity.
Eastern Europe Becomes a Peripheral Area
Gutherrschaft/Grundherrschaft
The Second Serfdom
Henry Blount: A Voyage Into The Levant, 1634 [At this
Site]
In this case the "Levant" means Hungary.
Paul, Archdeacon of Aleppo: Wallachia in 1657 from The Travels of Macarius, Patriarch of Antioch [At this Site]
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