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Record Nr.

UNISA996386566103316

Autore

Olearius Adam <1603-1671.>

Titolo

The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia [[electronic resource] ] : begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII, and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX : containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries : with several publick transactions reaching neer the present times, in VII books : whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo, (a gentleman belonging to the embassy) from Persia, into the East-Indies containing a particular description of Indosthan, the Mogul's Empire, the oriental ilands [sic], Japan, China, &c. and the revolutions which happened in those countries, within these few years, in III books : the whole work illustrated with divers accurate mapps, and figures / / written originally by Adam Olearius ... ; faithfully rendred into English, by John Davies .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Thomas Dring, and John Starkey ..., 1662

Descrizione fisica

2 v. ([26], 424; [4], 287, [10] p., 4 leaves of plates) : ports., folded maps

Altri autori (Persone)

MandelsloJohann Albrecht von <1616-1644.>

DaviesJohn <1625-1693.>

Soggetti

Voyages and travels

Asia Description and travel

East Indies Description and travel

Iran Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Errata: p. [10] at end.

Added t.p. on p. [425]: "The voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo ... into the East-Indies ...", London : Printed for Tho. Dring, and J. Starkey ..., 1662.

"He [Frederick] employ'd in this embassy Philip Crusius ... and Otton Brugman." cf. p. 1.

Translation of: Offt begehrte Beschreibung der newen orientalischen Reise.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113