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voyages and travels5
islam2
buccaneers1
holy league against the turks, 16841
inscriptions1
painting1
pirates1
thirty years' war, 1618-16481
voyages around the world1

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Turkey4
Germany2
Breda (Netherlands)1
Budapest (Hungary)1
Europe1
Great Britain1
Holy Roman Empire1
Hungary1
Islam1
Italy1

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People and organisationsCount
Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700)5
Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610)4
Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)4
Biddulph, Bezaliel2
Biddulph, Peter2
Biddulph, William2
Knolles, Richard2
Lavender, Theophilus2
Rycaut, Paul2
Savage, John2

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The history of the Turkish Empire from the year 1623 to the year 1677 : containing the reigns of the three last emperours, viz Sultan Morat or Amurat IV, Sultan Ibrahim, and Sultan Mahomet IV his son, the XIII. emperour now reigning

Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700); Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610)

1680

A continuation of Richard Knolles' The generall historie of the Turkes. "The memoirs of Paul Ricaut, Esq., containing the history of the Turks, from the year 1660 to the year 1678, with the most rem...

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The Turkish history : comprehending the origin of that nation, and the growth of the Othoman empire, with the lives and conquests of their several kings and emperors (v.2)

Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610); Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700); Savage, John (1673-1747)

1701

The preface is followed by "The history of the present state of the Ottoman Empire...In three books. By Sir Paul Ricaut, &c.", having separate title-page, signatures and pagination [70pp], and followe...

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The Turkish history : comprehending the origin of that nation, and the growth of the Othoman empire, with the lives and conquests of their several kings and emperors (v.1)

Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610); Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700); Savage, John (1673-1747)

1701

The preface is followed by "The history of the present state of the Ottoman Empire...In three books. By Sir Paul Ricaut, &c.", having separate title-page, signatures and pagination [70pp], and followe...

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The present state of the Greek and Armenian churches, anno Christi, 1678. Written at the command of His Majesty

Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700)

1679

A1v: imprimatur. Booklist of John Starkey (4pp.) at end.

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The present estate of Spayne, : or A true relation of some remarkable things touching the court, and gouernment of Spayne : with a catalogue of all the nobility, with their reuenues

Wadsworth, James (1604-1656?)

1630

Printer's name from STC. A variant of the edition omitting Richard Thrale's name in imprint.

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The warnings of Germany : by wonderfull signes, and strange prodigies seene in divers parts of that countrye between the yeare 1618 and 1638 : together with a briefe relation of the miserable events which ensued

Brinckmair, L

1638

Running title: Prodigies of Germany. Folded frontispiece and seven full-page engravings, the latter included in the pagination.

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A Collection of original voyages : containing I. Capt. Cowley's voyage round the globe. II. Captain Sharp's journey over the Isthmus of Darien, and expedition into the South Seas, written by himself. III. Capt. Wood's voyage thro' the Streights of Magellan. IV. Mr. Roberts's adventures among the corsairs of the Levant; his account of their way of living; description of the Archipelago Islands, taking of Scio, etc. : Illustrated with several maps and draughts

Hacke, William; Cowley, William Ambrosia; Sharpe, Bartholomew (fl. 1679-1682); Wood, Captain John; Roberts, A; Knapton, James (1738)

1699

Errors in paging: numbers 17-32 omitted in pagination, third count; p. 14, fourth count, misnumbered 41. A blank leaf concludes Pt.1. "Books printed for J. Knapton..."--p. [54-56], fourth count.

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The travels of foure English men and a preacher into Africa, Asia, Troy, Bythinia, Thracia, and to the Blacke Sea : and into Syria, Cilicia, Pisidia, Mesopotamia, Damascus, Canaan, Galile, Samaria, Iudea, Palestina, Ierusalem, Iericho, and to the Red Sea: and to sundry other places

Biddulph, William; Biddulph, Peter; Biddulph, Bezaliel; Lavender, Theophilus

1612

Compiled by Theophilus Lavender from letters by William and Peter Biddulplh to Bezaliel Biddulph. Author's name, William Biddulph, appears in the text. Editor's preface signed: Theophilus Lavender...

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