Chapter Fuller Titles of Introductory Remarks by The Hobson Jobson Dictionary

The author was the first Chaplain at Pulicat (1631–1641), and then for some years at Batavia (see Havart, p. 132). He returned home in 1647 and died in 1649, at Gouda (Pref. p. 3). The book was brought out by his widow. Thus, at the time that the English Chaplain Lord (q.v.) was studying the religion of the Hindus at Surat, the Dutch Chaplain Roger was doing the same at Pulicat. The work of the last is in every way vastly superior to the former. It was written at Batavia (see p. 117), and, owing to its publication after his death, there are a few misprints of Indian words. The author had his information from a Brahman named Padmanaba (Padmanabha), who knew Dutch, and who gave him a Dutch translation of Bhartrihari’s Satakas, which is printed at the end of the book. It is the first translation from Sanskrit into an European language (A.B.).

Roteiro da Viagem de Vasco da Gama em MCCCCXCVII. 2a edição. Lisboa, 1861. The 1st ed. was published in 1838. The work is inscribed to Alvaro Velho. See Figanière, Bibliog. Hist. Port. p. 159. (Note by A.B.).

—See De Castro.

Rousset Léon. A Travers la Chine. 8vo. Paris, 1878.

[Row, T. V. Manual of Tanjore District. Madras, 1883.]

Royle, J. F., M.D. An Essay on the Antiquity of Hindoo Medicine. 8vo. 1837.

—Illustrations of the Botany and other branches of Nat. History of the Himalayas, and of the Floras of Cashmere. 2 vols. folio. 1839.

Rubruk, Wilhelmus de. Itinerarium in Recueil de Voyages et de Mémoires de la Soc. de Géographie. Tom. iv. 1837.

Rumphius (Geo. Everard Rumphf.). Herbarium Amboinense. 7 vols. folio. Amstelod. 1741. (He died in 1693.)

Russell, Patrick. An Account of Indian Snakes collected on the coast of Coromandel. 2 vols. folio. 1803.

Rycaut, Sir Paul. Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Folio, 1687. Appended to ed. of Knollys’ Hist. of the Turks.

Saar, Johann Jacob, Ost - Indianische Fnf - zehn - Jhrige Kriegs - Dienste (&c.). (1644–1659.) Folio. Nürnberg, 1672.

Sacy, Silvestre de. Relation de l’Egypte. See Abdallatif.

—Chrestomathie Arabe. 2de Ed. 3 vols. 8vo. Paris, 1826–27.

Sadik Isfahani, The Geographical Works of. Translated by J. C. from original Persian MSS., &c. Oriental Translation Fund, 1832.

Sainsbury, W. Noel. Calendar of State Papers, East Indies. Vol. I., 1862 (1513–1616); Vol. II, 1870 (1617–1621); Vol. III., 1878 (1622–1624); Vol. IV., 1884 (1625–1629). An admirable work.

Sanang Setzen. Geschichte der Ost-Mongolen…von Ssanang Ssetzen Chungtaidschi der Ordus. aus dem Mongol…von Isaac Jacob Schmidt. 4to. St. Petersburg, 1829.

[Sanderson, G. P. Thirteen Years among the Wild Beasts of India, 3rd ed. London, 1882.]