The voyages and travells 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 near the present times; in VII. books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo, (a gentleman belonging to the embassay) 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, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendred into English, by John Davies, of Kidwelly

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  • The voyages and travells 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 near the present times; in VII. books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo, (a gentleman belonging to the embassay) 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, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendred into English, by John Davies, of Kidwelly
  • Vermehrte neue Beschreibung der muscowitischen und persischen Reyse. English
  • Mandelslo's travels into the Indies; Voyages and travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo
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Imprint
London: printed for John Starkey, and Thomas Basset, at the Mitre near Temple-Barr, and at the George near St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, 1669. The second edition corrected.; ..
Added name
Davies, John, 1625-1693, tr.; Mandelslo, Johann Albrecht von, 1616-1644. Morgenl'
Publication year
1669
ESTC No.
R30756
Grub Street ID
113597
Description
[20], 316, [6], 232, [10] p., plates : maps, ports. ; 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

"Voyages and travels .. into the East-Indies .." has special t.p. and separate pagination

"The voyages and travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo" has separate dated title page and pagination

Running title reads: Mandelslo's travels into the Indies.
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DFONOTE jre: title reads: "...Muscovy, and the..."; pag: ...[10] p., 10 plates (some folded)...; with engr. t.p. "The Compleat history of Muscovy..." and is signed by "I: Chantry: Sculp:"; list of plates and where bound is on **4v (p. [20]); plate bound at part 2, p. 13 is signed "Trevethen Sculp:"; edit 500 re running title: running title of first part is "the Ambassadors Travels into Muscovy, Tartary and Persia.", running title of second part is as stated