containing an historical and geographical account of the country. With the hardships, sufferings, and manner of redeeming Christian slaves. Together with a curious description of Mequinez, Oran, and Alcazar. With a journal of the late siege and surrender of Oran. To which are added the maps of Barbary, and the sea-coasts; the prospects of Mequinez and Alcazar; an exact plan of Oran, and a view of the ancient Roman ruins near Mequinez. All design'd by Captain Henry Boyde. The whole illustrated with notes, historical and critical La Motte, Philémon de. La Faye, Jean de. Boyde, Henry. Morgan, J. active 1739 Boulet abbé Payne, Olive active 1731-1739 bookseller. Duke, Joseph active 1736 publisher. Baker, Samuel approximately 1711-1778 bookseller. Bowen, Emanuel 1693 or 1694-1767 engraver. Great Britain Foreign Office. Library, former owner. text text enk London Printed for Olive Payne, in Round-Court in the Strand; Joseph Duke, at the Royal Exchange; and Samuel Baker, in Russel Street, Covent Garden MDCCXXXVI [1736] 1736 The second edition, corrected. monographic eng

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A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives [by J.B. de La Faye] -- Appendix. Being the history, ancient and modern, of Oran and Al-Marsa [by John Morgan?] -- Journal of the Spaniards proceedings in their late conquests of Oran and Al-Marsa. Englished from the French originals: with some useful annotations. [M. l'Abbe Boulet]. No Known Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/ First ed. pub. in 1735 under title: A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives. According to the Bodleian Library record, this is a translation by Joseph Morgan of Philémon de la Motte's 'Voyage pour la redemption des captifs aux royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis', which was first published in English in the same year as 'Voyage to Algiers and Tunis, for the redemption of captives'. However, other libraries attribute the work to Jean de La Faye. Title page in red and black. Errata appears at end of contents. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initial letters. "A map of the kingdoms &c. of Barbary, J. Mynde sc." facing title page; "A chart of the sea coast from Cape Cautin in Barbary to the Lizard Point in England" facing p. 3; "A plan of Oran and its neighbourhood wherein are comprised all its castles &c, E. Bowen sculpt." following p. 20 in appendix. Main Heritage Shelves General DT291 .L36 1736 Book Item-ID: i10176238 BIB-ID: 1019259 Includes bibliographical references. From the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. UkLU-K f-ae--- Slavery Africa, North Trinitarians Algeria History 1516-1830 England London DT291 .L36 1736 T93348 05012869 773118654 aacr KIJ 830419 20120402012314.0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24)