The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia. 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, th 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, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendred into English, by John Davies, of Kidwelly

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  • The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia. 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, th 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, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendred into English, by John Davies, of Kidwelly
  • Vermehrte neue Beschreibung der muscowitischen und persischen Reyse. English
  • Compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia & the East Indies; Voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo; Voyages & travels of the ambassadors from the Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia; Complete history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia and the East Indies
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London: printed for Thomas Dring, and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops, at the George in Fleet-street, neer Clifford's-Inn, and at the Mitre, between the Middle-Temple-gate and Temple-Barr, M.DC.LXII. [1662]
Added name
Mandelslo, Johann Albrecht von, 1616-1644. Morgenl'; Davies, John, 1625-1693, tr.
Publication year
1662
ESTC No.
R21580
Grub Street ID
90767
Description
[26], 424, [4], 168, 171-287, [11] p., [12] leaves of plates : ports., folded maps ; 2°.
Note
An English translation, based on Abraham de Wicquefort's 1659 French translation of the author's 'Vermehrte neue Beschreibung der muscowitischen und persischen Reyse'. Schleswig: Gedruckt in der F"urstl. Druckerey durch Johan Holwein, Jm Jahr MDCLVI [1656] and Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo's 'Des Hoch Edelgebornen Johann Albrechts von Mandelslo Morgenl"andische Reyse-Beschreibung'. Schlesswig: Gedruckt in der F"urstl. Druckerey durch Johan Holwein, Jm Jahr MDCLVIII [1658], which was edited by Adam Olearius

"The voyages & travels of the ambassadors from the Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia" and "The voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo" each have separate dated title page and pagination

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

With an added engraved title page 'The Compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia & the East Indies translated by J.D.,' which has been included in the number of plates

Includes errata

Text continuous despite pagination.