Illustration of suttee, suicide of an Indian wife on her husband's funeral pyre, illustration from the Itinerario of Jan Huygen van Linschoten, the 16th century Dutch traveller, India, Asia

llustration of the King of Cochin, from the Itinerario of Jan Huygen van Linschoten, the 16th century Dutch traveller credited with stealing the Portuguese navigation secret and opening the Eastern route to Dutch and British ships, India, Asia