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Letters of Lady M.W. Montague. Written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa (v.1)
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (1689-1762); Astell, Mary (1668-1731)
1793
The preface signed: M.A. (i.e. Mary Astell).
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 treatise wherein is demonstrated I. that the East-India trade is the most national of all foreign trades : II. that the clamors, aspersions, and objections made against the present East-India Company are sinister, selfish, or groundless, III. that... the dominion of the sea depends much upon the wane or increase of that trade ... IV. that the trade of the East-Indies cannot he carried on to national advantage in any other way than by a general joynt-stock, V. that the East-India trade is more profitable and necessary to the kingdom of England than to any other kingdom or nation in Europe
Child, Sir Josiah (1630-1699)
1681
Author's name given in Greek characters. Attributed to Sir Josiah Child.
Pii. II. Pontificis Maximi. Historia rerum ubique gestarum. Cum locorum descriptione non finita Asia Minor incipit
Pius, pope (1405-1464); Johann von Köln (1471-1491); Manthen, Johann (1471-1481); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)
Anno millesimo:cccclxxvii. [1477]
Signatures: a-f¹⁰ g-h⁸ i-l¹⁰. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on l10r reads: Pii.ii. Ponti[ficis] maximi historiae rerum ubiq[ue] gestaru[m] prima pars finitur : & impressioni Venetiis dedit...
Un barbare en Asie
Michaux, Henri (1899-1984)
1945
Contents: Un barbare aux Indes -- Himalayan railway -- L'Inde méridionale -- Un barbare à Ceylan -- Histoire naturelle -- Un barbare en Chine -- Un barbare au Japon -- Un barbare chez les Malais.
Lithgow's nineteen years travels through the most eminent places in the habitable world : Containing an exact description of the customs, laws, religion, policies, and government of emperors, kings, and princes; also of the countries and cities, trades, rivers, and commerce in all places through which he travell'd. Also an account of the tortures he suffered under the Spanish Inquisition, by racking, and other inhumane usages, for his owning the Protestant religion. : Together, with his miraculous deliverance from the cruelties of the papists, which far exceeded any of the heathen countries, herein largely described
Lithgow, William (1582-1645?)
1692
Originally published in 1614 with the title "A most delectable and true discourse...[etc]". Frontis. = plate.