The text is translated into English from the Third French edition of 1619, and edited, with notes. Volume I covers from 1601 to Pyrard's arrival at Goa in 1608. Volume II (part i) covers the period from 1608 to Pyrard's departure from Goa in 1610. Volume II (part ii) covers 1610-1611, the return to France, with a treatise on animals, trees, and fruits, and advice upon the voyage to the East Indies. The supplementary material includes the 1889 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volumes first published in 1887, 1888 and 1890.