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The travels of the late Charles Thompson, Esq : containing his observations on France, Italy, Turkey in Europe, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and many other parts of the world : giving a particular and faithful account of what is most remarkable in the manners, religion, polity, antiquities, and natural history of those countries : with a curious description of Jerusalem as it now appears, and other places mention'd in the Holy Scriptures : the whole forming a compleat view of the ancient and modern state of great part of Europe, Asia, and Africa (v.1)
Thompson, Charles (fl. 1750)
1744
Title pages in red and black; tail-pieces. Maps are hand colored.
The travels of the late Charles Thompson, Esq : containing his observations on France, Italy, Turkey in Europe, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and many other parts of the world : giving a particular and faithful account of what is most remarkable in the manners, religion, polity, antiquities, and natural history of those countries : with a curious description of Jerusalem as it now appears, and other places mention'd in the Holy Scriptures : the whole forming a compleat view of the ancient and modern state of great part of Europe, Asia, and Africa (v.2)
Thompson, Charles (fl. 1750)
1744
Title pages in red and black; tail-pieces. Maps are hand colored.
The travels of the late Charles Thompson, Esq : containing his observations on France, Italy, Turkey in Europe, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and many other parts of the world : giving a particular and faithful account of what is most remarkable in the manners, religion, polity, antiquities, and natural history of those countries : with a curious description of Jerusalem as it now appears, and other places mention'd in the Holy Scriptures : the whole forming a compleat view of the ancient and modern state of great part of Europe, Asia, and Africa (v.3)
Thompson, Charles (fl. 1750)
1744
Title pages in red and black; tail-pieces. Maps are hand colored.
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 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 voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. which treateth of the way to Hierusalem; and of marvayles of Inde, with other Ilands and countryes. Now publishid entire from an original MS. in the Cotton Library
Mandeville, Sir John
1727
Titlepage in red and black, preceding a black titlepage of 1725. The last four leaves contain the 'index of obsolete words'. The ornaments are those used by William Bowyer.
The antiquities of Italy. : Being the travels of the learned and reverend Bernard de Montfaucon, from Paris through Italy, in the years 1698. and 1699. Containing I. An account of several antiquities at Vienna,... II. The delights of Italy, viz. ancient monuments, ... III. Collections of rarities, ... Made English from the Paris edition, of the Latin original. Adorn'd with cuts
Montfaucon, Bernard de (1655-1741); Henley, John (1692-1756); Darby, John (1733); Bettesworth, Arthur (1739); Fayram, Francis (fl. 1721-1729); Gosling, Robert (1741); Mears, W (fl. 1713-1729)
1725
Title page in red and black. With a half title. Running title: The Italian diary. P. 333 misnumbered 331. With a few other irregularities in the pagination.
Galliæ speculum, or, A new survey of the French Court and camp : illustrated with the particular characters of His Most Christian Majesty now raigning, his consort Royal, the Dauphin, princes of the blood, grand ministers of state, chief martial, officers and forces, by sea and land : with several choice remarques on the policies and present affairs of that puissant monarchy
Care, Henry (1646-1688)
1673
Additional title-page in red and black, reading: "The grandeur and glory of France, drawn in the triumphant portaictures of her present victorious monarch, and most illustrious nobility... London, pri...
A voyage to Arabia the Happy, by the way of the Eastern Ocean, and the streights of the Red-Sea: perform'd by the French for the first time, A.D. 1708, 1709, 1710. Together with a particular relation of a journey from the port of Moka to the court of the King of Yemen, in the second expedition, A.D. 1711, 1712, 1713. Also, an account of the coffee-tree, and its fruit... Likewise an historical treatise of the first use of coffee ...[etc]
La Roque, Jean de (1661-1745)
1726
The author "signs" the dedication. The translator is anonymous. Anon., by Jean De la Roque (ESTC, OCLC). Illustrations: map and plates of coffee plants.
The Court of Rome : Wherein is sett forth the whole government thereof... Also the originall, creation, and present condition of the cardinals ... And a direction for such as shall travell to Rome ... Translated out of Italian
Cogan, Henry (fl. 1653); Lunadoro, Girolamo; Martinelli, Fioravante
1654
A translation of two Italian works, "Relatione della corte di Roma", by Girolamo Lunadoro (possibly a pseudonym of Gregorio Leti), and "Roma ricercata" by Fioravante Martinelli, the latter having a se...
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.