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Record Nr.

UNISA996396172903316

Autore

Sandys George <1578-1644.>

Titolo

Sandys travels [[electronic resource] ] : containing an history of the original and present state of the Turkish Empire, their laws, government, policy, military force, courts of justice, and commerce, the Mahometan religion and ceremonies, a description of Constantinople, the Grand Signior's seraglio, and his manner of living : also, of Greece, with the religion and customs of the Grecians : of Ægypt, the antiquity, hieroglyphicks, rites, customs, and discipline, and religion of the Ægyptians : a voyage on the River Nylvs : of Armenia, Grand Cairo, Rhodes, the Pyramides, Colossus, the former flourishing and present state of Alexandria : a description of the Holy-Land, of the Jews, and several sects of Christians living there : of Jerusalem, sepulchre of Christ, Temple of Solomon, and what else either of antiquity, or worth observation : lastly, Italy described, and the islands adjoining, as Cyprus, Crete, Malta, Sicilia, the Æolian Islands, of Rome, Venice, Naples, Syracusa, Mesena, Aetna, Scylla, and Charybdis, and other places of note : illustrated with fifty graven maps and figures

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for John Williams junior, 1673

Edizione

[The seventh edition.]

Descrizione fisica

[7], 240 p. : ill., maps (1 folded)

Soggetti

Middle East Description and travel

Italy Description and travel

Italy Description and travel Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references.

Added engraved t.p.: A relation of a iourney begun an: Dom: 1610. Fovre bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish empire, of AEgypt, of the Holy Land of the remote parts of Italy, and ilands adjoyning. The 6th edition. London : Printed for Philip Chetwin, 1670.

Reproduction of original in Duke University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0040