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Several voyages to Barbary. Containing an historical and geographical account of the country. With the hardships, sufferings, and manner of redeeming Christian slaves. Together with a curious description of Mequinez, Oran, and Alcazar. With a journal of the late siege and surrender of Oran. To which are added. The maps of Barbary, and the sea-coasts; the prospects of Mequinez and Alcazar; and exact plan of Oran, and a view of the ancient Roman ruins near Mequinez. All design'd by Captain Henry Boyde
La Motte, Philémon de; Boyde, Henry; Morgan, J (fl.1739); Faye, Jean Baptiste de la; Boulet abbé
1736
The first edition of this translation appeared in 1735 under the title "A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives." Another issue, with a new title-page reading: "Voyage to Algiers and Tunis...
A collection of curious observations on the manners, customs, usages, different languages, government, mythology, chronology, ancient and modern geography, ceremonies, religion, mechanics, astronomy, medicine, physics, natural history, commerce, arts, and sciences of the several nations of Asia, Afrcia [sic], and America (v.1)
Lambert, Claude Francois (1705-1765); Dunn, John (fl.1750)
1750
"Africa" is correctly spelt on title-page of vol.2. Head bands, tail-pieces, initials. Anon., by C.F. Lambert.
A collection of curious observations on the manners, customs, usages, different languages, government, mythology, chronology, ancient and modern geography, ceremonies, religion, mechanics, astronomy, medicine, physics, natural history, commerce, arts, and sciences of the several nations of Asia, Afrcia [sic], and America (v.2)
Lambert, Claude Francois (1705-1765); Dunn, John (fl.1750)
1750
"Africa" is correctly spelt on title-page of vol.2. Head bands, tail-pieces, initials. Anon., by C.F. Lambert.
A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives / Now first englished from the French original : With lists of more than 400 slaves ransomed...To which is subjoined, the history, ancient and modern, of Oran &c : With a journal of the Spaniards procedure in those their recent African conquests...[etc]
La Motte, Philémon de; Faye, Jean Baptiste de la; Morgan, John (fl. 1739); Boulet abbé
1835 [1735]
First edition of the English translation. Re-issued in 1736 with new title-page, reading "Several voyages to Barbary...[etc]". Original French text may have been written or edited by Jean Baptiste d...
The lady's travels into Spain. : Describing the devotions, nunneries, humour, customs, laws, militia, trade, diet, and recreations of that people, in several letters. : Intermix'd with great variety of modern adventures, and surprising accidents: being the truest and best remarks extant, on that court and country
Aulnoy Madame d' (1705)
[1710?]
Signatures B-Nn are numbered at foot "No.2" to "No.36" but this does not correspond to breaks in the text.