TY - BOOK AU - Lach, Donald F. TI - India in the eyes of europe : : sixteenth century SN - 0-226467457 U1 - 954 LAC 23 PY - 1968/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - India--History--16th century KW - India--Description and travel KW - India--Foreign public opinion, European N2 - India in the Eyes of Europe: The Sixteenth Century examines how European explorers, merchants, missionaries, and scholars viewed India during the sixteenth century. Drawing on travel narratives, letters, maps, and historical records, Donald F. Lach analyzes European perceptions of India's geography, religion, society, politics, and culture. The book is a classic study of early Indo-European encounters and the development of European knowledge about India ER -