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The 'book' of travels genre, ethnology, and pilgrimage, 1250-1700 /

Imprint 2009

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Gog and Magog in early eastern Christian and Islamic sources Sallam's quest for Alexander's wall /

Imprint 2010

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Historic engagements with occidental cultures, religions, powers

Imprint 2014

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The book of wonder

by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?
Imprint 2015

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The Kombi trail across three continents in a VW van /

by Cox, Robert.
Imprint 2013

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The voyages and adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a Portugal, during his travels for the space of one and twenty years in the kingdoms of Ethiopia, China, Tartaria, Cauchinchina, Calaminham, Siam, Pegu, Japan, and a great part of the East-Indies with a relation and description of most of the places thereof : their religion, laws, riches, customs, and government in the time of peace and war : where he five times suffered shipwrack, was sixteen times sold, and thirteen times made a slave /

by Pinto, Fernão Mendes, d. 1583.
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Lithgow's nineteen years travels through the most eminent places in the habitable world Containing an exact description of the customs, laws, religion, policies, and government of emperors, kings, and princes; also of the countries and cities, trades, rivers, and commerce in all places through which he travell'd. Also an account of the tortures he suffered under the Spanish Inquisition, by racking, and other inhumane usages, for his owning the Protestant religion. Together, with his miraculous deliverance from the cruelties of the papists, which far exceeded any of the heathen countries, herein largely described.

by Lithgow, William, 1582-1645?
Imprint 1692

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The voyages and adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a Portugal: during his travels for the space of one and twenty years in the kingdoms of Ethiopia, China, Tartaria, Cauchinchina, Calaminham, Siam, Pegu, Japan, and a great part of the East-Indies. With a relation and description of most of the places thereof; their religion, laws, riches, customs, and government in the time of peace and war. Where he five times suffered shipwrack, was sixteen times sold, and thirteen times made a slave. Written originally by himself in the Portugal tongue, and dedicated to the Majesty of Philip King of Spain. Done into English by H.C. Gent.

by Pinto, Fernão Mendes, d. 1583.
Imprint 1663

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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, a noble man of France now living, through Turky into Persia and the East-Indies, finished in the year 1670 giving an account of the state of those countries : illustrated with divers sculptures ; together with a new relation of the present Grand Seignor's seraglio, by the same author /

by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689.
Imprint 1678

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The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East-Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan ... : to which is added, The coronation of this present King of Persia, Solyman the III.

by Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713.
Imprint 1691

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Lithgow's nineteen years travels through the most eminent places in the habitable world containing an exact description of the customs, laws, religion, policies and government of emporers, kings, and princes : also of the countries and cities, trades, rivers, and commerce in all places through which he travell'd : also an account of the tortures he suffered under the Spanish Inquisition by racking and other inhumane usages, for his owning the Protestant religion : together with his miraculous deliverance from the cruelties of the papists, which far exceeded any of the heathen countries herein largely described.

by Lithgow, William, 1582-1645?
Imprint 1682

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The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII, and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX : containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries : with several publick transactions reaching neer the present times, in VII books : whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo, (a gentleman belonging to the embassy) from Persia, into the East-Indies containing a particular description of Indosthan, the Mogul's Empire, the oriental ilands [sic], Japan, China, &c. and the revolutions which happened in those countries, within these few years, in III books : the whole work illustrated with divers accurate mapps, and figures /

by Olearius, Adam, 1603-1671.
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An exact and curious suruey of all the East Indies, euen to Canton, the chiefe cittie of China all duly performed by land, by Monsieur de Monfart, the like whereof was neuer hetherto, brought to an end. VVherein also are described the huge dominions of the great Mogor, to whom that honorable knight, Sir Thomas Roe, was lately sent ambassador from the King. Newly translated out of the trauailers manuscript.

by Feynes, Henri de.
Imprint 1615

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Asia... by A. H. Keane.

by Keane, A. H. 1833-1912.
Imprint 1896

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The naturall and morall historie of the East and West Indies Intreating of the remarkable things of heaven, of the elements, mettalls, plants and beasts which are proper to that country: together with the manners, ceremonies, lawes, governments, and warres of the Indians. Written in Spanish by the R.F. Ioseph Acosta, and translated into English by E.G.

by Acosta, José de, 1540-1600.
Imprint 1604

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The voyages and travells of the ambassadors sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX : containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries : with several publick transactions reaching near the present times : in VII. books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo (a gentleman belonging to the embassy) from Persia into the East-Indies ... in III. books ... /

by Olearius, Adam, 1603-1671.
Imprint 1669

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Chorasmiæ et Mawaralnahræ hoc est regionum extra fluvium Oxum descriptio /

by Abū al-Fidāʼ Ismāʻīl ibn ʻAlī, 1273-1331.
Imprint 1650

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A view of the English acquisitions in Guinea and the East Indies with an account of the religion, government, wars, strange customs, beasts, serpents, monsters, and other observables in those countries : together with a description of the Isle of St. Helena and the Bay of Sculdania where the English usually refresh in their voyages to the Indies : intermixt with pleasant relations and enlivened with picture /

by R. B., 1632?-1725?
Imprint 1686

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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies giving an account of the state of those countries : as also, a full relation of the five years wars between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life-time, about the succession : and a voyage made by the Great Mogul, Aureng-Zebe, with his army from Delhi to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols call'd the paradise of the Indies : together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manner and trade : to which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's seraglio, and also, of all the kingdoms that encompass the Euxine ad Caspian Seas /

by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689.
Imprint 1688

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A discourse of the nauigation which the Portugales doe make to the realmes and prouinces of the east partes of the worlde and of the knowledge that growes by them of the great thinges, which are in the dominions of China. Written by Barnardine of Escalanta, of the realme of Galisia priest. Translated out of Spanish into English, by Iohn Frampton.

by Escalante, Bernardino de, 16th cent.
Imprint 1579

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