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
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS8 .P37 1808
Main Heritage Shelves General DS8 .P37 1808 Book Item-ID: i2381648x BIB-ID: 1024952 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DS8 .P37 1808 Book Item-ID: i2381648x BIB-ID: 1024952 Show less
TravelBriggs, John Patrick, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .B75 1859, 915/.043
by Captain J.P. Briggs. Murray file copy no. 551. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .B75 1859 Book Item-ID: i10100404 BIB-ID: 1011676 Show moreby Captain J.P. Briggs. Murray file copy no. 551. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .B75 1859 Book Item-ID: i10100404 BIB-ID: 1011676 Show less
by James Capper. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .C37 1785 Book Item-ID: i10154541 BIB-ID: 1017090 Show moreby James Capper. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .C37 1785 Book Item-ID: i10154541 BIB-ID: 1017090 Show less
A memoir of the author's life while he was researching and writing a religious history called Les Martyrs, ou le Triomphe de la Religion Chretienne... Show moreA memoir of the author's life while he was researching and writing a religious history called Les Martyrs, ou le Triomphe de la Religion Chretienne. The introduction includes the history of Athens and Sparta and an inquiry into religious traditions related to Jerusalem--specifically, the authenticity of claims made by religious tourists, such as visiting the actual tomb of Christ. The text of the diary is full of literary references and adventure. Unlike other travel diaries, the narrative flow is more like a novel and the entries are not just lists of weather reports, food, pretty sights, and some funny anecdotes. Since the author had a research purpose during his time there, travels in Greece has a protagonist with a purpose. by F.A. de Chateaubriand. Tr. from the French by F. Shoberl. Embellished with a map ... Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .C43 1814 Book Item-ID: i10233313 BIB-ID: 1024967 Show less
comp. and arranged by Bayard Taylor ... At head of title: Illustrated library of travel, exploration, and adventure. The half-title is engraved. Revis... Show morecomp. and arranged by Bayard Taylor ... At head of title: Illustrated library of travel, exploration, and adventure. The half-title is engraved. Revised by Thomas Stevens. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .T39 1898 Book Item-ID: i2383190x BIB-ID: 1525687 Show less
y Bertram Thomas. "First edition." Main Heritage Shelves General DS223 .T45 1937 Book Item-ID: i10189658 BIB-ID: 1020601 Bibliography: p. [345]-349. Show morey Bertram Thomas. "First edition." Main Heritage Shelves General DS223 .T45 1937 Book Item-ID: i10189658 BIB-ID: 1020601 Bibliography: p. [345]-349. Show less
Manners and customs, Travel, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DS207.D73 W3 1912, 915.3
arranged with introduction by Edward Garnett. In two volumes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207.D73 W3 1912 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i19791872 BIB-ID: 2523049 Show morearranged with introduction by Edward Garnett. In two volumes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207.D73 W3 1912 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i19791872 BIB-ID: 2523049 Show less
by James B. Fraser. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .F73 1826 Book Item-ID: i2276334x BIB-ID: 1951272 Show moreby James B. Fraser. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .F73 1826 Book Item-ID: i2276334x BIB-ID: 1951272 Show less
Inscriptions, Inscriptions--Iran, Sanskrit language, Description and travel, Antiquities, Description and travel, DS258 .P75 1825
by William Price. In double columns. Dissertation upon the antiquities of Persepolis. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .P75 1825 Book Item-ID: i15715565 ... Show moreby William Price. In double columns. Dissertation upon the antiquities of Persepolis. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .P75 1825 Book Item-ID: i15715565 BIB-ID: 1013468 Show less
