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An account of divers choice remarks, [electronic resource] : AS Well Geographical, AS Historical, Political, Mathematical, Physical, And Moral; taken in a journey through the Low-Countries, France, Italy, and part of Spain; with the isles of Sicily and Malta. As also, a voyage to the Levant: A Description of Candia, Egypt, the Red Sea, the Desarts of Arabia, Mount-Horeb, and Mount-Sinai; the Coasts of Palestine, Syria, and Asia-Minor; the Hellespont, Propontis, and Constantinople; the Isles of the Carpathian, Egean, and Ionian Seas. Wherein, Their present State, Interest, Customs, Manners, and Religion; their Learning, and Learned Men; with the most celebrated Pieces of Sculpture, Painting, &c. are more Accurately set forth, than hath hitherto been done. With an Account of divers sorts of Shell-Like Bodies found at great distances from the Seas; with Remarks thereon, in way to discover their Original: And what else occurr'd most Remarkable in Thirteen Years Travels. Illustrated with divers figures. By E. Veryard, M.D.
by Veryard, Ellis. Material type:  Book; Language:English; Format:
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 Publisher: 1701Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia. Never before translated into English. Containing, A most particular Account, of the Religion, Government, Trade, Product, Rarities, Structures, Arts and Sciences of that great Monarchy An exact description of the Court and City of Ispahan, the Capital thereof; as also of the celebrated Ruins of Persepolis, the antient Metropolis of that Nation, and of several other Places of Note. With Genuine Copies of the Instructions given by the English, French and other Powers, to their respective Embassadors in Persia, China, Japan, and other Eastern Empires; no less useful and instructive for carrying on the Commerce in those Parts, than satilfactory to the Curious. Adorn'd and illustrated with a great number of cutts. In [eight] volumes. By Edm. Lloyd, Esq; [electronic resource].
by Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1720Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A full and just account of the present state of the Ottoman empire in all its branches [electronic resource] : with the government, and policy, religion, customs, and way of living of the Turks, in general. Faithfully Related From a Serious Observation, taken in many Years Travels thro' those Countries. By Aaron Hill, Gent.
by Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: Anno Domini, 1709Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A series of letters. Addressed to Sir William Fordyce, [electronic resource] : M. D. F. R. S. containing a voyage and journey from England to smyrna, from thence to Constantinople, and from that Place over Land to England; likewise an Account and Description of the Counties, Cities, Towns, and Villages, through which the Author passed; together with the Treaty of Commerce between the Court of Great Britain and the Sublime Porte. Translated from the original into English by the author. To which is prefixed, A short answer to Volney's contradictions on Ali-Bey's History and revolt; and an Appendix; containing a particular Description of the Holy Land, and a concise Narration of the modern Patriarchs who resided in that Holy See, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the present Time; with some Anecdotes. By S.L. Kosmopolites Vol. I.
by Lusignan, Sauveur. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M.DCC.LXXXVIII [1788]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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An account of divers choice remarks, [electronic resource] : AS Well Geographical, AS Historical, Political, Mathematical, Physical, And Moral; taken in a journey through the Low-Countries, France, Italy, and part of Spain; with the isles of Sicily and Malta. As also, a voyage to the Levant: A Description of Candia, Egypt, the Red Sea, the Desarts of Arabta, Mount-Horcb, and Mount-Sinai; the Coasts of Palestine, Syria, and Asia-Minor; the Hellespont, Propontis, and Constantinople; the Isles of the Carpathian, Egean, and Ionian Seas. Wherein, Their present State, Interest, Customs, Manners, and Religion; their Learning, and Learned Men; with the most celebrated Pieces of Seulpture, Painting, &c. are more Accurately set forth, than hath hitherto been done. With an Account of divers sorts of Shell-Like Bodies found at great distances from the Seas; with Remarks thercon, in way to discover their Original: And what else occurr'd most Remarkable in Thirteen Years Travels. Illustrated with divers figures. By E. Veryard, M.D.
by Veryard, Ellis. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCI. [1701]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A journal from Calcutta in Bengal, by sea, to Busserah [electronic resource] : from thence across the great desart to Aleppo: and from thence to Marseilles, and thro' France to England. In the year MDCCL. By Mr. Bartholomew Plaisted, In the East-India Company's Service. To which are added, Capt. Elliot's directions for passin over the little desart, from Busserah, by the Way of Bagdad, Mousul, Orfa, and Aleppo; An Account of the Countries, Cities, and Towns adjacent to Bengal; With a map by Mr. Plaisted: and a journal of the proceedings of the Doddington East-Indiaman, Till she was unfortunately wrecked on the East Coast of Africa. With a Daily Account of the Transactions of twentythree of the People, who were miraculously saved on an uninhabited and barren Island: A Draught of which is prefixed, by Mr. Webb, One of the Mates belonging to the said Ship.
by Plaisted, Bartholomew, d. 1767 | Eliot, Eliot. Edition: The second edition.Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCLVIII. [1758]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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Travels through part of Europe, Asia Minor, the islands of the Archipelago; Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mount Sinai, &c. ... By ... J. �gidius van Egmont, ... and John Heyman, ... Translated from the Low Dutch. In two volumes. ... [electronic resource].
by Egmond van der Nijenburg, Johannes Aegidius van, 1697-1747 | Heyman, Johannes Wilhelmus, 1667-1737 [aut]. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: 1759Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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A. de la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa [electronic resource] : with proper cutts and maps. Containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those Parts of the World; especially on Italy, Turky, Greece, Crim and Noghaian Tartaries, Circassia, Sweden, and Lapland. A curious Collection of Things particularly Rare, both in Nature and Antiquity; such as Remains of antient Cities and Colonies, Inscriptions, Idols, Medals, Minerals, &c. With An Historical Account of the most considerable Events which happen'd during the Space of above 25 Years; such as a great Revolution in the Turkish Empire, by which the Emperor was depos'd; the Engaging of the Russian and Turkish Armies on the Banks of the Pruth; the late King of Sweden's Reception and Entertainment at Bender; his Transactions with the Porte, during his Stay of above four Years in Turkey; his Return into his Dominions, Campaigns in Norway, Death, &c. His Sister, the Princess Ulrica's Accession to the Throne, her generous Resignation of it to her Consort the present King; and, in fine, all the chief Transactions of the Senate and States of Sweden, &c.
by La Mottraye, Aubry de, 1674?-1743. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: in the Year MDCCXXIII. [1723]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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Travels through Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and the Holy-Land. [electronic resource] : Containing, among many other curious Particulars, I. A Description of Egypt, the River Nile, Pyramids, &c. II. A Description of Turkey, and of its Provinces and Islands. III. A Description of Syria, the Ruins of Palmyra, the Desarts of Arabia, &c. IV. A Description of the Holy-Land: Particularly, of Jerusalem, and the Holy Places; of Jericho, Jordan, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, &c. V. The Manners, Customs, Government and Trade of the Egyptians, Turks, Tartars, and Arabs. VI. Their Religions, Genius, Tempers, Persons, Habits, Diversions, Exercises, Buildings, Curiosities, &c. Interspers'd with many judicious observations. By an English merchant. With Explanatory, Theological, Historical, Geographical and Miscellaneous notes, by a gentleman of Oxford.
by Campbell, John, 1708-1775. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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The memoirs of Khojeh Abdulkurreem, [electronic resource] : a cashmerian of distinction, Who accompanied Nadir Shah, on his return from Hindostan to Persia; from whence he travelled to Baghdad, Damascus, and Aleppo, and after visiting Medina and Mecca, embarked in a ship at the port of Jeddeh, and sailed to Hooghly in Bengal. Including The History of Hindostan, from A. D. 1739 to 1749: with an account of the European Settlements in Bengal, and on the Coast of Coromandel. Translated from the original Persian. By Francis Gladwin, Esq.
by Abd Al-Karim Ibn Akibat Ibn Muhammad Bulaki, al-Kashmiri. Material type: Book; Language:English; Format:
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Publisher: MDCCXCIII. [1793]Online access: Full text online Availability: No items available
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