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An Italian voyage, or, A compleat journey through Italy. In two parts. With the characters of the people, and the description of the chief towns, churches, monasteries, tombs, libraries, pallaces, villa's, gardens, pictures, statues and antiquities. As also, of the interest, goverment, riches, force, &c., of all the princes. With instructions concerning travel / By Richard Lasses [!] gent.
Lassels, Richard, 1603?-1668.Date: 1698- Books
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The history of Carolina; containing the exact description and natural history of that country: Together with the Present State thereof. And a journal of a thousand miles, travel'd thro' several nations of Indians. Giving a particular Account of their Customs, Manners, &c. By John Lawson, Gent. Surveyor General of North-Carolina.
Lawson, John, -1712.Date: 1714- Archives and manuscripts
Travel documents issued to Luigi Schiassi, Doctor of Medicine, in Austria and Italy
Date: 1798-1822Reference: MS.5866/8-14Part of: Schiassi Family, of Bologna- Books
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Narratives of two excursions to the ports of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in 1816, 1817, and 1818 : together with a description of the Breakwater at Plymouth, and also of the Caledonian Canal / translated from the French of Charles Dupin ... and illustrated by notes, critical and explanatory, by the translator.
Dupin, Charles, baron, 1784-1873.Date: Between 1800 and 1899- Books
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Topographical and statistical description of the county of somerset, containing an account of its situation, extent, towns, roads, rivers, lakes, mines, minerals, fisheries, manufactures, trade, commerce, agriculture, fairs, markets, curiosities, antiquities, natural history, civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions, &c. To which is prefixed, a copious travelling index; exhibiting, at one view, the direct and pricipal cross roads, inns and distance of stages, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats. Forming a complete county itinerary. The whole interpersed with a variety of information, entertaining to the general reader; highly beneficial to the agriculturist, trader, and manufacturer; and particularly interesting to the traveller, speculatist, antiquarian, and to every inhabitant of the county. By George Alexander Cooke, editor of the Universal System of Geography. Illustrated with a map of the county.
Cooke, George Alexander, active 1800.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The history of Carolina; containing the exact description and natural history of that country; Together with the Present State thereof. And a journal of a thousand miles, travel'd thro' several nations of Indians. Giving a particular Account of their Customs, Manners, &c. By John Lawson, Gent. Surveyor-General of North-Carolina.
Lawson, John, -1712.Date: [1718]- Books
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A new voyage to Carolina; containing the exact description and natural history of that country: together with the present state thereof. And a journal of a thousand miles, travel'd thro' several nations of Indians. Giving a particular account of their customs, manners, &c. By John Lawson, Gent. Surveyor-General of North-Carolina.
Lawson, John, -1712.Date: printed in the year 1709- Archives and manuscripts
Travel and other documents issued to Luigi Schiassi (b. c. 1762) of Bologna, Doctor of Medicine, in Russia
Date: 1786Reference: MS.5866/1-7Part of: Schiassi Family, of Bologna- Books
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The voyage of Italy. Or, A compleat journey through Italy ... Never before extant. With the characters of the people, and the description of the chief towns, churches ... libraries ... and antiquities. With instructions concerning travel / [Richard Lassels].
Lassels, Richard, 1603?-1668.Date: 1670- Books
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Travels through Sicily and that part of Italy formerly called Magna Græcia. And a tour through Egypt, with an accurate description of its cities, and the modern state of the country. Translated from the German, by J. R. Forster, F.R.S.
Riedesel, Johann Hermann von, 1740-1785.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Travels in Greece, Turkey and the Holy Land, in 1817-18 / by Count Forbin.
Forbin, comte de (Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste), 1777-1841.Date: [1820]- Books
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Travels through Turkey in Asia, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and other parts of the world: Giving a particular and faithful Account of what is most remarkable in the Manners, Religion, Polity, Antiquities, and Natural History of those Countries: with a Curious Description of Jerusalem, as it now appears, And other Places mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Thompson, Esq; Interspersed with the Remarks of several other modern Travellers; illustrated with Notes, Historical, Geographical, and Miscellaneous, by the Editor; and adorned with Maps and Prints. ...
Thompson, Charles, active 1750.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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Travels through Turkey in Asia, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and other parts of the world: Giving a particular and faithful Account of what is most remarkable in the Manners, Religion, Polity, Antiquities and Natural History of those Countries: with a Curious Description of Jerusalem, as it now appears, and other Places Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. By Charles Thompson, Esq. Interspersed with the remarks of several other modern travellers; illustrated with notes, historical, geographical, and miscellaneous.
Thompson, Charles, active 1750.Date: 1798- Books
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The german spy: or, familiar letters from a gentleman on his travels thro' Germany, to his friend in England. Containing An Exact and Entertaining Description of the Principal Cities and Towns: With their several Religiousestablishments, and Governments, Civil and Military. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the People. Remarks on their Language, Interests and Policies; Fortifications, Churches, Publick Buildings and Curiosities. Interspersed With the Secret History and Characters of the several Princes and Princesses, and other the most considerable Personages in the Empire of Germany.
Gentleman on His Travels Thro' Germany.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Travels from France to Italy, through the Lepontine Alps; or, an itinerary of the road from Lyons to Turin, ... with topographical and historical descriptions ... To which are added, remarks on the course of the Rhone, ... By Albanis Beaumont, ...
Beaumont, Albanis, 1755-1812.Date: 1800- Books
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Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Containing a particular description of the antient and present state of those countries; their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Religion, Laws, Manners, Customs, Manufactures, Sculpture, Painting, Architecture, Coins, Medals, Antiquities, Curiosities, &c. &c. &c. together with The Characters of the several Nations and Courts visited by the Author, and Observations on their several Policies. Interspersed with Various Remarks on Montfaucon, Spon, Mabillon, Misson, Bishop Burnet, Mr. Addison, and other eminent Authors. By the late Monsieur de Blainville, Secretary to the Embassy of the States-General, at the Court of Spain. Translated from the author's manuscript, (never published) by Dr. Turnbull, Mr. Guthrie, and others. Illustrated with copper-plates. In three volumes. In three volumes. ...
Blainville, Monsieur de.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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A brief account of the roads of Italy for the use of gentlemen who travel with the post, with a full description of the cities, towns, villages, and rivers, and an explination [sic] of the views for some milles [sic] on each side of the road in twenty-three geographical maps, ...
Date: 1775- Books
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Travels through Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and the Holy-Land. Containing, among many other curious Particulars, I. A Description of Egypt, the River Nile, Pyramids, &c. II. A Description of Turkey, and of its Provinces and Islands. III. A Description of Syria, the Ruins of Palmyra, the Desarts of Arabia, &c. IV. A Description of the Holy-Land: Particularly, of Jerusalem, and the Holy Places; of Jericho, Jordan, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, &c. V. The Manners, Customs, Government and Trade of the Egyptians, Turks, Tartars, and Arabs. VI. Their Religions, Genius, Tempers, Persons, Habits, Diversions, Exercises, Buildings, Curiosities, &c. Interspers'd with many judicious observations. By an English merchant. With Explanatory, Theological, Historical, Geographical and Miscellaneous notes, by a gentleman of Oxford.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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A description of Millenium Hall, and the county adjacent: together with the characters of the inhabitants, and such historical anecdotes and reflections, as may excite in the reader proper sentiments of humanity, and lead the mind to the love of virtue. By a gentleman on his travels.
Gentleman on his travels, Lady Montagu and Sarah Scott.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Three years travels from Moscow over-land to China: thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking. Containing, An exact and particular Description of the Extent and Limits of those Countries, and the Customs of the Barbarous Inhabitants; with reference to their Religion, Government, Marriages, daily Imployments, Habits, Habitations, Diet, Death, Funerals, &c. Written by his Excellency E. Ysbrants Ides, Ambassador from the Czar of Muscovy to the Emperor of China. Illustrated with a large Map of the Countries, drawn by the Ambassador upon his Journey, and many curious Cuts. To which is annex'd an accurate description of China, done originally by a Chinese Author: With several Remarks, by way of Commentary, alluding to what our European Authors have writ of that Country. Printed in Dutch by the Direction of Burgomaster Witzen, formerly Ambassador in England; and now faithfully done into English.
Ides, Evert Ysbrants.Date: 1706- Books
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A compendium of the travels of Mr. Hanway, Sir John Mandeville. And Mr. Lionel Wafer, and a description of Greenland.
Date: 1765?]- Books
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The travels of Tom Thumb over England and Wales; containing descriptions of whatever is most remarkable in the several counties. ... Written by himself; and adorned with a suitable map.
Thumb, Tom.Date: 1746- Books
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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. Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy and manners of the Turks; drawn from sources that have been inaccessible to other travellers.
Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Travels in Italy, : descriptive of the rural manners and economy of that country / by Frederick Lillin de Chateauvieux.
Lullin de Châteauvieux, Frédéric, 1772-1841Date: [1819?]- Books
The discovery and conquest of the Molucco and Phillipine Islands. Containing their history ... description ... habits, shape, and inclinations of the natives ... / Written in Spanish by Batholomew Lonardo De Agrensola ... Now translated into English [by J. Stevens] : illustrated with a map and several cuts.
Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolomé, 1562-1631.Date: [1708]