The Voyage of Francois Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Volumes 77, 78 and 80 (1887-1890) contain Pyrard de Laval's account of how, shipwrecked on the Maldives in 1602-1607, he learnt the language and studied the culture of the inhabitants.