Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .B43 1718, 910.4
First French edition (first printed in Dutch in 1714); vol. 2 only. The Dutch artist "travelled through Russia and Persia (Ardabil - Kum - Kashan -... Show moreFirst French edition (first printed in Dutch in 1714); vol. 2 only. The Dutch artist "travelled through Russia and Persia (Ardabil - Kum - Kashan - Isfahan - Persepolis - Lar - Persian Gulf) to East India during 1701-1708. Of these well-travelled paths he was able to contribute many new observations, many of them scientific, and his travel description, hailed by Gabriel as one of the best of its time, well deserves critical analysis and acclaim. The especial value of the work lies in its numerous engavings of cities, places, ruins, animals, and plants. Le Brun considered the preparation of accurate drawings as a necessary duty of the traveller. Of the ruins of Persepolis he brought home the best illustrations available at the time, as well as the first legible cuneiform inscriptions" (cf. Henze). - T.p. and flyleaf with cut-out defects (restored); unattractively deleted stamp on reverse of first plate (slight paper defect; restored); further clipped defects to first leaf of text and last index leaf as well as the instructions to the bookbinder (slight loss to text; restored). Large tear to p. 367f. Upper spine-end professionally restored. The fine plates are in good, clear impressions throughout. Title in red and black. Title vignette. On p. 347 of v. 2 is a picture of a kangaroo, believed to be the first sketched from real life. Le Brun saw it in the garden of the Governor of Java. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .B43 1718 Book Item-ID: i16862673 BIB-ID: 1509760 Includes bibliographical references and index. Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS47 .C65 1693
translated from the High Dutch by Nicholas Staphorst ; the second taking in many parts of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Arabia Felix, and Oetraea,... Show moretranslated from the High Dutch by Nicholas Staphorst ; the second taking in many parts of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Arabia Felix, and Oetraea, Ethiopia, ... from the observations of Belon, Vernon, Spon, Smith, Huntingdon, Greaves, Alpinus, Veslingius, Thevenot's collections and others ; to which are added, three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs as grow in the Levant ; by John Ray. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .C65 1693 Book Item-ID: i10038061 BIB-ID: 1005609 Show less
Madog ab Owain Gwynedd , 1150-1180?, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, Discovery and exploration--Welsh, Discovery and exploration--Pre-Columbian, DS7 .H47 1638
Rare revised and enlarged second English edition of Herbert's account of his voyage (1627-29) to Persia by way of the Cape, Madagascar and Surat ... Show moreRare revised and enlarged second English edition of Herbert's account of his voyage (1627-29) to Persia by way of the Cape, Madagascar and Surat (India). On his way back he visited North America. Herbert begins his account of America (pp. 355-364) with its supposed discovery in 1170 by Madoc, son of Owen Gwyneth, Prince of Wales, and attempts to defend this claim with linguistic and cultural evidence. ''The quaint and curious notes on the travels make the volume one of the most interesting and attractive of the earlier and more primitive accounts'' (South African Bibliography). The illustrations include maps of Madagascar and the southeastern coast of Africa, the Persian empire, India, and Southeast Asia, views of the Persian Gulf, Tenerife, St. Helena, natives of Angola, the Cape, Persia and depictions of a coconut tree, a shark fish, a penguin and a dodo. - Thomas Herbert (1606-82) travelled with Dodmore Cotton, the new English ambassador to Persia (who died before Herbert's return). He first published his account in English in 1634, and it was translated into Dutch (by Lambert van den Bos) in 1658 and into French in 1663. Jonathan Swift attacked its "impertinences, conceitedness, and tedious digressions" and called the author a coxcomb (South African Bibliography). - Some marginal waterstains and soiling. A good copy of this account which is still important for its early eyewitness descriptions, especially of Persia, India and Africa. Headpieces; initials. Author attributes first dicovery of America to Madoc ap Owen Gwynedd, 300 years before Columbus. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .H47 1638 Book Item-ID: i2266774x BIB-ID: 1508228 Book plate of T. Scott. (Rev. Thomas). WlLaUW T.-p. signed William Phillips de Bradeley. WlLaUW Presented by Thomas Phillips 1842. WlLaUW Show less
Watson, Charles , 1714-1757, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Botany, Botany--India, Botany, Medical, Description and travel, History, Description and travel, DS47.5 .I94 1773
By Edward Ives. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .I94 1773 Book Item-ID: i10044978 BIB-ID: 1006300 Show moreBy Edward Ives. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .I94 1773 Book Item-ID: i10044978 BIB-ID: 1006300 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, DT51 .I79 1780
by Eyles Irwin, esq. ; illustrated with maps and cuts. Main Heritage Shelves General DT51 .I79 1780 Book Item-ID: i10043329 BIB-ID: 1006136 Show moreby Eyles Irwin, esq. ; illustrated with maps and cuts. Main Heritage Shelves General DT51 .I79 1780 Book Item-ID: i10043329 BIB-ID: 1006136 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, DT54 .J5 1895
J.K. Dedication dated: Whitsuntide, 1895. Main Heritage Shelves General DT54 .J5 1895 Book Item-ID: i10039089 BIB-ID: 1005711 Show moreJ.K. Dedication dated: Whitsuntide, 1895. Main Heritage Shelves General DT54 .J5 1895 Book Item-ID: i10039089 BIB-ID: 1005711 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, DT54 .J5 1895, 916.2
J.K. Dedication dated: Whitsuntide, 1895. Main Heritage Compact General DT54 .J5 1895 Book Item-ID: i15530309 BIB-ID: 1005712 Show moreJ.K. Dedication dated: Whitsuntide, 1895. Main Heritage Compact General DT54 .J5 1895 Book Item-ID: i15530309 BIB-ID: 1005712 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .G85 1845
by Major and Mrs. George Darby Griffith. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .G85 1845 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i2022767x BIB-ID: 1005897 Show moreby Major and Mrs. George Darby Griffith. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .G85 1845 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i2022767x BIB-ID: 1005897 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS327 .M64 1846
by Mohan Lal. Main Heritage Shelves General DS327 .M64 1846 Book Item-ID: i10233647 BIB-ID: 1025000 Show moreby Mohan Lal. Main Heritage Shelves General DS327 .M64 1846 Book Item-ID: i10233647 BIB-ID: 1025000 Show less
Crusius, Philipp , 1597-1676, Brüggemann, Otto , 1600-1640, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .O44
Written originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies. Vol. 2 has special t.-p: The... Show moreWritten originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy. Faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies. Vol. 2 has special t.-p: The voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo ... into the East-Indies ... "He [Frederick] employ'd in this embassy Philip Crusius ... and Otton Brugman." cf. p. 1. Show less
Watson, Charles , 1714-1757, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Botany, Botany--India, Botany, Medical, Description and travel, History, Description and travel, DS47.5 .I94 1773
By Edward Ives. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .I94 1773 Book Item-ID: i15531703 BIB-ID: 1006300 Show moreBy Edward Ives. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47.5 .I94 1773 Book Item-ID: i15531703 BIB-ID: 1006300 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, DS48 .R826 1884, 916.2
by His Imperial and Royal Highness, the Crown Prince Rudolph, with ninety-three illustrations by Pausinger, etc. Show moreby His Imperial and Royal Highness, the Crown Prince Rudolph, with ninety-three illustrations by Pausinger, etc. Show less
Struys, Jan Janszoon , -1694, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--17th century, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS506 .S77 1681
de Jean Struys. Added t.p. engr. Main Heritage Display General DS506 .S77 1681 Book Item-ID: i10135492 BIB-ID: 2502517 With: Relation du naufrage dún... Show morede Jean Struys. Added t.p. engr. Main Heritage Display General DS506 .S77 1681 Book Item-ID: i10135492 BIB-ID: 2502517 With: Relation du naufrage dún vaisseau hollandois... A Amstredam :Chés la veuveVeuve de J. van Meurs, 1681 Show less
Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .D4413 1665, 915.4
Translation by George Havers of the third part of the author's Viaggi ... cioè la Tvrchia, la Persia, e l'India. Errors in paging: 34, 295, 313,... Show moreTranslation by George Havers of the third part of the author's Viaggi ... cioè la Tvrchia, la Persia, e l'India. Errors in paging: 34, 295, 313, 323 numbered 36, 294, 213, 233 respectively. Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Silkworms, Silkworms--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel
By J. Ovington, M.A. Chaplain to His Majesty. Errata: p. [16] (preliminary sequence). Half-title. Signatures: A-Z8 Aa-Qq8 (Qq8 blank). Appendix has... Show moreBy J. Ovington, M.A. Chaplain to His Majesty. Errata: p. [16] (preliminary sequence). Half-title. Signatures: A-Z8 Aa-Qq8 (Qq8 blank). Appendix has separate t.p. Title within double line border. From the library of Sir Charles Harding Firth. Imperfect copy: only 1 plate remains. SH/U-1 Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .B78 1737
by Cornelius Le Bruyn. Tr. from the original French. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .B78 1737 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20306945 BIB-ID: 1025016 Show moreby Cornelius Le Bruyn. Tr. from the original French. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .B78 1737 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i20306945 BIB-ID: 1025016 Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS7 .B78 1737
by Cornelius Le Bruyn. Tr. from the original French. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .B78 1737 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i15960754 BIB-ID: 1025016 Show moreby Cornelius Le Bruyn. Tr. from the original French. Main Heritage Shelves General DS7 .B78 1737 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i15960754 BIB-ID: 1025016 Show less
Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa--Maps--Early works to 1800, Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800, Description and travel, Description and travel, G160 .N49 1745
V.1. First voyages of the Portugueze to the East Indies, 1418-1546. First voyages of the English to Guinea, and the East Indies, 1552-1598. First... Show moreV.1. First voyages of the Portugueze to the East Indies, 1418-1546. First voyages of the English to Guinea, and the East Indies, 1552-1598. First voyages of the English to the East Indies, set forth by the company of merchants, 1600-1620. Voyages to Africa and the islands adjacent, 1455-1721 -- v.2. Voyages and travels along the western coast of Africa, 1637-1735. Voyages and travels to Guinea and Benin, 1666-1726. Description of Guinea -- v.3. Voyages and travels to Guinea, Benin, Kongo and Angola. Description of Loango, Kongo, Angola, Benguela, and adjacent countries. Description of the countries along the eastern coast of Africa, from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Guarda Fuy. Voyages and travels in China, 1655-1722 -- v.4. Description of China, of Korea, eastern Tartary and Tibet. Travels through Tartary, Tibet, and Bukhâria, to and from China, 1246-1698. Compilation attributed to John Green, but known as the Astley collection -- National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints. Vol. 1: xi, [13], 680 p., 24 leaves of plates (11 fold.) ; vol. 2: viii, [4], 732 p., 72 leaves of plates (17 fold.) ; vol. 3: iv, [4], 605 p., 61 leaves of plates (16 fold.) ; vol. 4: xii, [4], 751, [42] p., 74 leaves of plates (7 fold.). Each volume includes a frontispiece, table of contents, list of plates, and list of subscribers. Volumes 1 and 3 also contain errata. There are maps and charts throughout, including a set of 8 charts of the coasts of Africa, Arabia and western India at the end of vol. 1. The maps and charts are chiefly by Thomas Kitchin or G. Child. Illustrative plates are chiefly by G. Child or N. Parr. Main Heritage Shelves General G160 .N49 1745 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10061514 BIB-ID: 1007787 Includes bibliographical references throughout, and an index at the end of vol. 4. From the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. UkLU-K Show less