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Travels through Germany, in a series of letters; written in German by the Baron Riesbeck, and translated by the Rev. Mr. Maty, Late Secretary To The Royal Society, And Under Librarian To The British Museum. ...
Riesbeck, Johann Kaspar, 1754-1786.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A tour through Germany. Containing full directions for travelling in that interesting country: with Observations on the State of Agriculture and Policy of the Different States; Very Particular Descriptions of the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, and Coblentz and Mentz. With the Banks of the Rhine, The Present Theatre of War. Illustrated by a chart, with the route coloured.
Date: [1794?]- Books
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The polite traveller: being a modern view of part of Germany, France, and Italy. Containing, A Description of Berlin. Anecdotes of the King of Prussia. Visit to Potsdam and Sans-Souci, Palaces of the King of Prussia. Particulars respecting the Prussian Military Exercise and Discipline. Character and personal Description of the King of Prussia. Short Account of Vienna. Anecdotes of two amiable Court Ladies. Particulars of a Dinner on Mount Calenberg. Description of a German Hunt. Character of the Emperor of Germany. Contrast of Character between the French and Germans. Comparison between English, French, and German Ladies. Remarks on French Manners and Opinions. Short Account of Geneva, its Government, and Inhabitants. The Genevois Military Feast. Journey to the Glaciers of Savoy. Account of the Coast of Naples. Particulars respecting Messina. Journey along the Coast of Sicily. Visit to Mount Aetna, &c. Embellished with an elegant Frontispiece.
Date: [1783]- Books
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Burnet's travels: or, a collection of letters to the Hon. Robert Boyle, Esq; containing an account of what seem'd most remarkable in travelling thro' Switzerland, Italy, some parts of Germany, &c. in the years 1685, and 1686. Wrote by Gilbert Burnet, D. D. afterwards Bishop of Salisbury. To which is added, an appendix, containing some Remarks on Switzerland and Italy. Communicated to the Author by a Person of Quality. Together with a copious Table of the Contents of each Letter.
Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through France, Italy, and Germany. By Hester Lynch Piozzi.
Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]