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Travel (Brotherton Collection)
1600-1800
Works on European and Mediterranean travel in the period 1600 to 1800. Many of the works are descriptions of individual countries (including Russia, Europe, Middle East, Turkey, Italy and Spain), by E...
The natural history of Hartz-Forest in His Majesty King George's German dominions : being a succinct account of the caverns, lakes, springs... in the said forest : with several useful and entertaining physical observations
Behrens, Georg Henning (1662-1712); Andree, John (1699?-1785)
1730
The translator, John Andree, signs the dedication. Booklist of T.Osborne: p. [9]-[12] at end. Includes index. Indexed in: References: Kress Lib : S.3294.
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...
The history of the revolutions in the empire of Morocco, upon the death of the late Emperor Muley Ishmael : being a most exact journal of what happen'd in those parts in the last and part of the present year. With observations natural, moral and political, relating to that country and people
Braithwaite, John (1700?-1768?)
1729
Last leaf blank.
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...
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.
To the Great Turk, and his King at Argiers : together with a postscript of George Pattison's taking the Turks, and setting them on their own shoar
Fox, George (1624-1691); Lurting, Thomas (1632-1713)
1680
Fox's name given, p.14. "Postscript. Of George Pattisons taking the Turks about the 8 month 1663.": p. 15-20. Signed Thomas Lurting.
A voyage to Abyssinia / with a continuation of the history of Abyssinia down to the beginning of the eighteenth century, and fifteen dissertations on various subjects, relating to the history, antiquities, government, religion, manners, and natural history of Abyssinia, and other countries mention'd by Father Jerome Lobo / by Mr. Le Grand
Lobo, Jerónimo (1596?-1678); Le Grand, Joachim (1653-1733); Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)
1735
First edition. Lobo's Portuguese manuscript was originally published in the French version of J. Legrand.
A brief account of the rebellions and bloudshed occasioned by the anti-Christian practices of the Jesuits and other popish emissaries in the empire of Ethiopia
Wansleben, Johann Michael (1635-1679)
1679
Indexed in: Wing(2) W710.