A new account of East-India and Persia, in eight letters. Being nine years travels, begun 1672. and finished 1681. Containing observations made of the moral, natural, and artificial estate of those countries: namely, of their government, religion, laws, customs. Of the soil, climates, seasons, health, diseases. Of the animals, vegetables, minerals, jewels. Of their housing, cloathing, manufactures, trades, commodities. And of the coins, weights, and measures, used in the principal places of trade in those parts. By John Fryer, M.D. Cantabrig. and Fellow of the Royal Society. Illustrated with maps, figures, and useful tables

All titles

• A new account of East-India and Persia, in eight letters. Being nine years travels, begun 1672. and finished 1681. Containing observations made of the moral, natural, and artificial estate of those countries: namely, of their government, religion, laws, customs. Of the soil, climates, seasons, health, diseases. Of the animals, vegetables, minerals, jewels. Of their housing, cloathing, manufactures, trades, commodities. And of the coins, weights, and measures, used in the principal places of trade in those parts. By John Fryer, M.D. Cantabrig. and Fellow of the Royal Society. Illustrated with maps, figures, and useful tables
• Collections of the coins, weights, and precious stones, usual in those places of trade within the charter of the Honourable East-India-Company

People / Organizations

• John Fryer (Author)
• Richard Chiswell ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by R[obert]. R[oberts]. for Ri. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCXCVIII. [1698]

Added name

White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.

Publication year

1698

ESTC No.

R23401

Grub Street ID

105408

Description

[10], xiii, [1], 427, [1], xxiv p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., maps, port. ; 2°.

Note

Title page in red and black

Printer's name from Wing CD

First leaf bears half-title on recto, "Mr. Fryer's travels.", and portrait on verso, signed "R. White ad vivum delin et sculpsit."

"Collections of the coins, weights, and precious stones, usual in those places of trade within the charter of the Honourable East-India-Company" has a separate divisional title page

With an index

Signatures: [a]]4] b-c]4, B-3L]4] 3M]2.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo. DFONOTE blg title reads: "... artificial ... figures, and ..." ; pag.: [7] leaves of plates; slip-cancel on I2v