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Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 books

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Top authorsWilliam Dampier Sir John Mandeville Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe Donald Campbell Fracanzano, da Montalboddo, active 1507-1522 Jordanus, Catalani, Bishop of Columbum, active 1302-1330 William Lithgow Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Ray, John; Rauwolf, Leonhard Royal Society

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Sir John Mandeville

A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century

The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427

Johannes Schiltberger

Mirabilia descripta: The wonders of the East

Jordanus, Catalani, Bishop of Columbum, active 1302-1330

Cover of Mr. Ray's travels, Vol. 2: A collection of curious travels and voyages. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf's journey into the eastern countries, viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c., translated from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. And also, travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petræa, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the observations of Mons. Belon, Prosper Alpinus, Dr. Huntington, Mr. Vernon, Sir George Wheeler, Dr. Smith, Mr. Greaves, and others. To which are added three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs, as grow in the Levant. By the Rev. John Ray, F.R.S.

Mr. Ray's travels, Vol. 2: A collection of curious travels and voyages. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf's journey into the eastern countries, viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c., translated from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. And also, travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petræa, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the observations of Mons. Belon, Prosper Alpinus, Dr. Huntington, Mr. Vernon, Sir George Wheeler, Dr. Smith, Mr. Greaves, and others. To which are added three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs, as grow in the Levant. By the Rev. John Ray, F.R.S.

Ray, John; Rauwolf, Leonhard

Cover of The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight
Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreys

The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreys

Sir John Mandeville

Cover of The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteene Yeares Travayles
from Scotland to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica

The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica

William Lithgow

Cover of Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3
containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society

Royal Society

Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Cover of Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1
Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age

A journey over land to India

Donald Campbell

A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

William Dampier

A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

William Dampier

Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische Reyse van Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe

Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe

S'ensuyt le Nouveau monde & navigations: faictes par Emeric de Vespuce Florentin

Fracanzano, da Montalboddo, active 1507-1522