!['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 the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎204] (233/594)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023512011.0x000001/ORW.1986.b.10_0235.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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 the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎204] (233/594)")
'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 the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [204] (233/594)
The record is made up of 1 volume (505 pages). It was created in 1691. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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The Travels of Sir John Chardiri Perfia,
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of whom we have already fpoken in our Recital of the lafl:
Revolutions of Imiretta. She is now the Wife of Shanavas-
Can, Governor of Georgia. i ■ : ■ , .
(Rulian-CanDy'd in the Year and his Body was car-
ry'd to Com, where it was enterr'd. At what time
Can, Taimtirds's Kinfman, was Governor and Grand Trovoft of
Ifpahan. Him ^{ufran-Can , having no Childern, adopted,
and fent him to the Court, befeeching the King to look upon
him as his Son, and to rati fie the Adoption. His Majefly ap-
prov'd his Choice, caus'd the Young Prince to be Circumciz'd,
and beftow'd upon him the Government of the City j and this
is he who is at Prefent Viceroy of ; being Fourfcore
Years of Age, yet very Strong and Lufty,
So foon as (ftuJlan-Can was Dead, the Princefs his
Wife, had private Intelligence, that upon the advantageous
reports of her Beauty, that had been made to the King of Perpa^
he had commanded her to be fent to Court. Thereupon (he
was adviz'd to fly into Mingrelia, or to hide her felf. But flie
took a quite contrary courie ; for being well afliir'd that there
was no place within the Empire of where the King
would not difcover her, (he went and lockt her felf up for
Three Days together in theFortrefsof Teffiis , which was in
deed to deliver her felf up to the Mercy of him that fought her.
All which time flie fliew'd her felf every Day to the Comman
der's Wives ; and then fending for him to her Apartiment,
flie told him that upon the credit of his Wives, that had (eeri
her, he might write to the King, that (he was no fucli Amia
ble Beauty to be fo ardently defir'd, that flie was far gone in
Years, and befides that (he was a little misfhapen; and there
fore that (he conjur'd his Ma)efty to let her end her Days in her
own Country. At the fame time (he fent the King a Magni 1
ficent Prefent of Gold and Silver, and Four Young Damfels of
an Extraordinary Beauty. And fo (bon as (lie had fent her
prefent, (he retir'd from the World, not fuffering her felf to be
feen by any Body, (lie betook her felf wholly to her Devoti
ons, giving great Alms to the Poor, to the end they might
Pray to GOD for her Souls Health. But at the end of Three
Months there came an order from the King, for
to Marry her. Who was over joy 'd at the receipt of the Or- 1
der, for Mary was Rich, fo that he Marry'd her, though
he had then another Wife of his own; and he has a very great
Value for her by reafon of her great Eftate. Her firft Husband
the Prince of Gnml is dill alive, redding in but very
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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.
Publication details: London: printed for Christopher Bateman, 1691.
Holding notes: Imperfect, only 16 plates present.
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- 1 volume (505 pages)
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The volume contains two sections, an account the travels and an account of the Coronation. There is an index to the account of the travels, which begins after page 417; and a table, similar to an index, for the account of the coronation which begins after page 154.
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Dimensions: 304mm x 197mm.
Condition: [14], 417, [7[, [2], 154, [6]p, 25 leaves of plates, iii, map, portrait; 31cm. 2°.
Pagination: p265 to p330 have been omitted; the pages between p398 and p403 have been numbered as follows: p402, p400, p401, p399.
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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 the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:xi-v, 1:208, 208a:208d, 209:216, 216a:216b, 217:244, 244a:244b, 245:246, 246a:246b, 247:248, 248a:248d, 249:264, 331:352, 352a:352d, 353:374, 374a:374b, 375:390, 390a:390f, 391:398, 402, 400:401, 399, 403:410, 410a:410d, 411:412, 412a:412b, 413:426, 1:40, 40a:40b, 41:170, back-i
- Author
- Chardin, Sir John xx Jean-Baptiste Chardin
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