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Eben-ezer : or, A small monument of great mercy : appearing in miraculous deliverance of William Okeley, William Adams, John Anthony, John Jephs, John ---, carpenter, from the miserable slavery of Algiers, with the wonderful means of their escape in a boat of canvas... [etc]
Okeley, William
1675
Advertisements: [5] p. at end. Pp.87-9 wrongly numbered 83-5.
A supplement to a book entituled Travels, or Observations, &c : Wherein some objections, lately made against it, are fully considered and answered: with several additional remarks and dissertations
Shaw, Thomas (1694-1751); Shaw, Thomas (1694-1751)
1746
First edition.
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.
An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters, one from an English gentleman to his friend at Geneva; the other from Peter Martel, engineer, to the said English gntleman [sic]... As laid before the Royal Society
Windham, William (1717-1761); Martel, Pierre (1742-1746); Arlaud, Mr
1744
The first letter is by William Windham to the painter Mr Arlaud.
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...
A journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A. D. 1697
Maundrell, Henry (1665-1701)
1707
Copy on large and thick paper.
A five weeks tour to Paris, Versailles, Marli, &c : shewing the different charge attending one, two, or four persons through this tour... with an accurate description of Paris...[etc]
Lucas, William barrister-at-law
1752
First edition. In the form of a letter, signed and dated: A.Z., June 15, 1750. Anon., attributed to William Lucas in NUC pre-1956.
The world surveyed : or, The famous voyages & travailes of Vincent Le Blanc, or, White, of Marseilles: who from the age of fourteen years, to threescore and eighteen, travelled through most parts of the world : Viz. The East and West Indies, Persia, Pegu, the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco, Guinny, and through all Africa. From the cape of Good Hope, into Alexandria, by the territories of Monomotapa, of Preste John and Egypt, into the Mediterranean isles, and through the principal provinces of Europe. Containing a more exact description of several parts of the world, then hath hitherto been done by any other authour. The whole work enriched, wth many authentick histories
Leblanc, Vincent (1554-1640); Brooke, Francis
1660
In three parts. The translator's name, Francis Brooke, follows the dedication. Book-list of John Starkey (2pp.) on a4, between contents and main text.
The totall discourse, of the rare aduentures, and painefull peregrinations of long nineteene yeares trauayles from Scotland, to the most famous kingdomes in Europe, Asia, and Affrica : Perfited by three deare bought voyages, in surueighing of forty eight kingdomes ancient and moderne; twenty one rei-publickes, ten absolute principalities, with two hundred ilands. The particular names whereof, are described in each argument of the ten diuisions of this history: and it also diuided in three bookes; two whereof, neuer heretofore published. Wherein is contayned, an exact relation, of the lawes, religion, policies, and gouernment of all their princes, potentates, and people. Together with the grieuous tortures he suffered, by the inquisition of Malaga in Spaine, his miraculous discouery and deliuery thence: and of his last and late returne from the northerne iles
Lithgow, William (1582-1645?)
1632
Catchword, p.278 printed as "tha" (for "that"). An edition of: Lithgow, William "A most delectable, and true discourse, of and admired and painefull peregrination in Europe, Asia and Affricke." Wo...
A letter from an English traveler at Rome, to his father, of the 6th of May, 1721. O.S
Godolphin, Francis Godolphin earl of; Blandford, William Godolphin
[1721]
Concerns the Old Pretender (OCLC). The "English traveler" is usually identified as William Godolphin, Marquis of Blandford, but internal evidence makes this doubtful (ESTC). His father was Francis G...