A letter sent from Cochin in India, dated 1580, written by an anonymous author and addressed to a mr. Adelgais, probably Hans Adelgais, the factor of the famous Fugger company in Antwerp, Cologne, and later in Augsburg and Frankfurt. The letter relates the journey from Lisbon to India and discusses practical issues and aspects of a European trader’s life in India, but also makes claims about the local religion and customs.
Description of an Austrio-Hungarian scientific mission under the leadership of Graf Béla Széchenyi in the 1870s, by steamship from Trieste to Bombay (and later onwards towards China and Japan) described and written by Gustav Kreitner based on his own observations, including his own illustrations/woodcuts. His description is focused on local life, particularly monuments and perceived ‘religions’.
German translation from 1620-1621 consisting of a series of (edited) letters translated from Italian and French, and added unto each other in order to promote the Jesuit missions to Asia, in particular the 1618 expedition from Lisbon led by Jesuit priest Nicolas Trigault. The mission’s main object was reaching China, for which its members were primarily known, yet they passed by and worked in Goa for some time, hence their correspondence contains lesser-known descriptions of India.
A translation consisting of excerpts from a travelogue by the Slovenian missionary, scholar, and teacher Miriam Zalaznik (CJ), originally published serially in seven installments of Katoliški misijoni, Ljubljana. Her travelogue offers a unique perspective on the passage to India, reflecting her experiences and expectations as a female missionary.
The translation consists of excerpts from a travelogue by Slovene Jesuit missionary Stanko Poderžaj, originally published serially in eleven installments of Katoliški misijoni, Ljubljana. The chosen passage concerns the author’s visit to the Kalighat temple in Calcutta.
Brief aus Chochinchina (Letter from Cochin in India) A letter sent from Cochin in India, dated 1580, written by an anonymous author and addressed to a mr. Adelgais, probably Hans Adelgais, the factor of the famous Fugger company in Antwerp, Cologne, and later in Augsburg and Frankfurt. The letter relates the journey from Lisbon to India and discusses practical issues and aspects of a European trader’s life in India, but also makes claims about the local religion and customs.
Im fernen Osten: Reisen des Grafen Béla Széchenyi in Indien, Japan, China, Tibet und Birma in den Jahren 1877-1880 (In the Far East: Count Béla Széchenyi's travels in India, Japan, China, Tibet, and Burma in the years 1877-1880) Description of an Austrio-Hungarian scientific mission under the leadership of Graf Béla Széchenyi in the 1870s, by steamship from Trieste to Bombay (and later onwards towards China and Japan) described and written by Gustav Kreitner based on his own observations, including his own illustrations/woodcuts. His description is focused on local life, particularly monuments and perceived ‘religions’.![Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of P. Nicolas Trigault S.J., 1617, Collection: Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai. Nr. 27. [access via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_Painting_of_Nicolas_Trigault.jpg] [29.09.2025]](http://platform.esind.eu/files/medium/e8e25983591fcfe3681152b8a4ae14a40c982622.jpg)
Indianische Raisz von dreyen Ehrwurdigen Priestern der Societet Iesu (The Indian Voyage of Three Venerable Priests of the Society of Jesus) German translation from 1620-1621 consisting of a series of (edited) letters translated from Italian and French, and added unto each other in order to promote the Jesuit missions to Asia, in particular the 1618 expedition from Lisbon led by Jesuit priest Nicolas Trigault. The mission’s main object was reaching China, for which its members were primarily known, yet they passed by and worked in Goa for some time, hence their correspondence contains lesser-known descriptions of India.
Lampa k Hatha-jógu (The Lamp to Hatha-yoga) Translation of a preface to the Hatha-yoga pradipika, by the Czech occultist, mystic, and writer Karel Weinfurter, originally published in 1936.
Moja pot v Indijo (My Journey to India) A translation consisting of excerpts from a travelogue by the Slovenian missionary, scholar, and teacher Miriam Zalaznik (CJ), originally published serially in seven installments of Katoliški misijoni, Ljubljana. Her travelogue offers a unique perspective on the passage to India, reflecting her experiences and expectations as a female missionary.
V imenu Gospodovem (In the Name of the Lord) The translation consists of excerpts from a travelogue by Slovene Jesuit missionary Stanko Poderžaj, originally published serially in eleven installments of Katoliški misijoni, Ljubljana. The chosen passage concerns the author’s visit to the Kalighat temple in Calcutta.