A New Account of the East Indies

A new account of the East Indies was a book written by Captain Alexander Hamilton, a British sailor who spent his time in the East Indies from 1688 to 1723. He traded and travelled by sea and land to most of the countries and islands of commerce and navigation between the Cape of Good Hope and Japan.

The tome was a collection of his observations and remarks. It was written ostensibly to promote a better understanding of the traditions and customs of the indigenous inhabitants of these areas. Hamilton also described the harbours and rivers that he encountered.

It was printed by John Mosman in Edinburgh in 1727.

=Table of Contents=

Ch. I. Gives a traditional account of the first settling of Europeans at the Cape of Good Hope...

ch. II. Gives a short description of the islands in the Ethiopian Seas...

ch. III. Gives a description of Zeyla's sea coast...

ch. IV. Gives a short description of the coast of Arabia...

ch. V. Gives a description of Immaum of Mocha's country...

ch. VI. Gives a description of Aden...

ch. VII. Treats of the kingdom and city of Muskat...

ch. VIII. Gives an acccount of Bassora city...

ch. IX. Gives a description of the sea coast of Persia...

ch. X. Is the continuation of the observations on the empire of Persia...

ch. XI. Treats of the Mogul's dominions on the river Indus...

ch. XII. Gives an account of the ancient kingdom of Guzerat...

ch. XIII. Gives an account of the cities of Cambay, Baroach and Surat...

ch. XIV. Is a continuation of my observations of the religions and customs used in Surat...

ch. XV. Gives an account of the famous Aurengzeb's birth... ch. XVI. Treats of the cities and towns on the sea coast...

ch. XVII. Gives a description of Bombay...

ch. XVIII. Continues the observations on the affairs of Bombay...

ch. XIX. Gives an account of the War of Bombay...

ch. XX. Gives an account of what is remarkable on some islands...

ch. XXI. Gives an account of Goa...

ch. XXII. Gives an account of Sundah Rajah's dominions...

ch. XXIII. Gives a description of Canara...

ch. XIV. Treats of the Malabars...

- ch. XV. Observations on the Samorin...

ch. XVI. Gives an account of Couchin...

ch. XVII. Treats of the island of Ceylon...

ch. XVIII. Treats of the countries on the sea coast...

ch. XXIX. Gives a short description of Fort St. George...

ch. XXX. Gives an account of the coast of Chormondel...

ch. XXXI. Treats of the sea coast and some inland countries...

ch. XXXII. Is an account of the maritime towns on the Coast of Orixa.

=See also=
 * Singapore gay history

=References=
 * A new account of the East Indies, Books SG, National Library Board.