The travels of the late Charles Thompson, Esq. containing his observations on France, Italy, Turkey in Europe, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and many 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 mention'd in the Holy Scriptures the whole forming a compleat view of the ancient and modern state of great part of Europe, Asia, and Africa / publish's from the author's original manuscript, interspers'd with the remarks of several other modern travellers, and illustrated with historical, geographical, and miscellaneous notes by the editor.

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The travels of the late Charles Thompson, Esq. containing his observations on France, Italy, Turkey in Europe, the Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and many 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 mention'd in the Holy Scriptures the whole forming a compleat view of the ancient and modern state of great part of Europe, Asia, and Africa / publish's from the author's original manuscript, interspers'd with the remarks of several other modern travellers, and illustrated with historical, geographical, and miscellaneous notes by the editor. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Reading : Printed by J. Newberry and C. Micklewright ..., 1744.

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3 volumes, folded plates : illustrations, color maps ; (8vo)

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ESTC T51603
Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 3155

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Title pages in red and black; tail-pieces
Maps are hand colored
Includes index
Copy 1 Vol. 1 Note: Some plates defective.

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