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<p>Little is known of Captain Alexander Hamilton. First published in 1727 this book is both an invaluable source of information on South-East Asia at the time and a lively travelogue of Hamilton's adventurous seafaring life in the service of the East India Company and independently between 1688 and 1723. He writes of encounters with pirates the Portuguese and of a poisoning in Malacca and vivid descriptions of the countries he visited – from Africa to Japan east coast of India Sumatra Java Thailand Cambodia and China – and their social customs religions trade and commerce. His maps and illustrations enhance the value of his narrative. About the Author Alexander Hamilton was a Scottish sea captain privateer and merchant. On his arrival at Bombay in 1688 he was briefly pressed into the service of British East India Company to take part in a local war. Later he set up as a private trader operating from Surat. He was subsequently appointed as Commander of the British Marine in 1717.</p>
