An historical and geographical description of Formosa : an island subject to the Emperor of Japan : giving an account of the religion, customs, manners &c. of the inhabitants : together with a relation of what happen'd to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others... : to which is prefix'd a preface in vindication of himself from the reflections of a Jesuit lately come from China, with an account of what passed between them
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Type of record: Book
Title: An historical and geographical description of Formosa : an island subject to the Emperor of Japan : giving an account of the religion, customs, manners &c. of the inhabitants : together with a relation of what happen'd to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others... : to which is prefix'd a preface in vindication of himself from the reflections of a Jesuit lately come from China, with an account of what passed between them
Classmark: English J-20 PSA
Creator(s): Psalmanazar, George (1679?-1763)
Additional creator(s): Oswald, Mr (Other)
Publisher: R. Holden
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1926
Language: English
Size and medium: xlviii, 288 pages, 16 plates (1 folded)
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/188785
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991008779679705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
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A fabrication. The author's real name is unknown. "Psalmanazar... wrote in Latin, and the main portion of his manuscript was translated by Mr. Oswald ... What was not due to his own imagination he borrowed from Verenius's 'Descriptio regni Japoni et Siam' (Amsterdam, 1649) or Candidius's 'Voyages'."--Dict. nat. biog.
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