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An account of Switzerland and the Grisons: as also of the Valesians, Geneva, the Forest-Towns, and their other allies. Containing the geographical, and present political estate of all those places
Bianchi, Vendramino (1667-1738)
1710
The Italian original was published under the pseudonym A. Dannebuchi. The translator is anonymous.
A brief account of some travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli : As also some observations on the gold, silver, copper, quick-silver mines, baths, and mineral waters in those parts: With the figures of some habits and remarkable places
Brown, Edward (1644-1708)
1673
First edition. Errata: final leaf. Initials. Signatures: A⁴,(-A¹) B-T⁴ V². Bookseller's catalogue: leaf V1. Pagination slightly irregular. Indexed in: Wing B5110.
A description of the nature of slavery among the Moors : And the cruel sufferings of those that fall into it; with the manner of their being brought and sold like beasts at publick markets; and several curious incidents relating to the customs now in use with the Barbarians, from the king to the meanest peasant. To which is added, an account of Capt. Stuart's negociations for the redemption of the English captives, as also the success thereof; with an exact list of the persons that were redeem'd, the number of those that turn'd Moors, or dy'd during the treaty, and their passage home, and the names and ladings of the respective ships taken by the sallee rovers, from October 5, 1714, to July 14, 1721
1721
Type size smaller: p. 36-38. Signatures: pi1(=E4) A-E⁴(-E4). Head-piece, mortized initial.
An account of Russia as it was in the year 1710
Whitworth, Charles Whitworth baron (1675-1725)
1758
"Advertisement," containing an account of the author, by Horace Walpole. cf. Dict. nat. biog. Errata: p. [1] (3rd count). Title vignette (Strawberry hill).
Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands
Temple, Sir William (1628-1699)
1673
First edition. Indexed in: References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 2030. Indexed in: References: Wing : T656.
Three years travels from Moscow over-land to China : thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking : containing an exact and particular description of the extent and limits of those countries, and the customs of the barbarous inhabitants; with reference to their religion, government, marriages, daily imployments, habits, habitations, diet, death, funerals, &c
Ides, Evert Ysbrants; Kao, Dionysius
1706
Additional engraved title-page, dated 1705, reading: 'The three years land travels of His Excellency E. Ysbrant Ides from Mosco to China' etc. "A short description of the vast empire of China. By Di...
Coryats crudities : hastily gobled vp in five moneths trauells in France, Sauoy, Italy, Rhetia cõmonly called the Grisons country, Heluetia aliàs Switzerland, some parts of high Germany, and the Netherlands; newly digested in the hungry aire of Odcombe in the county of Somerset, & now dispersed to the nourishment of the trauelling members of this kingdome. Three crude veines are presented in this booke following (besides the foresaid crudities) no lesse flowing in the body of the booke, then the crudities themselves, two of rhetoricke and one of poesie. That is to say, a most elegant oration, first written in the Latin tongue by Hermannus Kirchnerus... in praise of trauell in generall. Now distilled into English spirit through the Odcombian Limbecke. This precedeth the crudities. Another also composed by the author of the former, in praise of trauell of Germanie in particular, sublimed and brought ouer the helme in the stillitorie of the said trauelling Thomas: this about the center or nauell of the crudities. Then in the posterne of them looke, and thou shalt find the posthume poems of the authors father
Coryate, Thomas (1577-1617); Coryate, George (1607); Kirchner, Hermann (1562-1620); Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637); Coryate, Thomas (1577-1617)
1611
First part of title (Coryats crudities... members of this kingdome) taken from engraved t.p.; second part (Three crude veines ... posthume poems of the authors father ...) and imprint taken from the p...
The present condition of the Muscovite empire till the year 1699 : In two letters... concerning the late Muscovite embassy, His present Czarish Majesty, the Russian empire, and Great-Tartary. : With the life of the present emperour of China
Crull, J (1713)
1699
Edited by J. Crull. The authors of the two letters are not known, J. Bouvet is the author of the 'Life of the present emperour of China'. "A letter from a person of quality, residing at the imperi...
The generall historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that nation to the rising of the Othoman familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian princes against them : Together with The lives and conqvests of the Othoman kings and emperours
Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610); Rowe, Sir Thomas (1581?-1644); Nabbes, Thomas (1605?-1645?)
1638
"A continvation of the Tvrkish historie, from the beginning of the yeare... 1620. vntill the ending of the yeare... 1628. Collected ovt of the papers and dispatches of Sir Thomas Rowe... And since by ...
The travels and adventures of Edward Brown, Esq; formerly a merchant in London. Containing his observations on France and Italy; his voyage to the Levant; his account of the Isle of Malta... lower and upper Egypt; together with a brief description of the Abyssinian Empire ... also with critical disquisitions as to the present state of the sciences in Egypt, particularly physic and chemistry
Campbell, John (1708-1775); French surgeon
1739
A fictitious autobiography actually written by John Campbell (ESTC), but containing genuine information on the countries. Also includes (p.283-305) "A relation of the present state of Ethiopia. By a...
Rome exactly describ'd, as to the present state of it, under Pope Alexandre the Seventh. In two curious discourses. Written originally in Italian, and translated into English
Ferrare du Tot, Charles de (1694); Correr, Angelo (1605-1678); Ameyden, Dirk (1586-1656); Torriano, Giovanni (fl. 1640); Bulteel, John (fl. 1683)
1664
The first part was previously considered to be by Angelo Correr but is now attributed to Charles Ferrare du Tot (OCLC). The translator is identified as John Bulteel. The first part is a translation of...