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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.' [‎372] (353/594)

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 Chardin into Perfia^
pafsd through a Village full of Popler Groves and GarcU
ens, and well watet'd. Ic was call'd Turcman, becaufe that
in the Fields that environ it, there are a great number of Shep.
herds with their Flocks that are call'd by that Name. We
ftopp'd at 'Peryare, another Village, as handfome and as large
as Turcman, feated alfo in a bottom at the foot of a Hill, all a»
long by the Banks of a little River.
The i. of June We travell'd two Leagues in a level Coun
try, as even as that we had crofs'd the day before ; and four
Leagues among the Mountains where the way was rugged
and very uneafie. A little River but very rapid palles
threugh the Midft of it; and by reafon of it's winding courfe
oblig'd us to pafs it feveral times, to fliorten our way. We
alighted at Miana. This is a Town ieatedin the middle
of a fair and large Plain encompafled with Mountains ,
which upon that Road leparates Media from the Countrey
of the Tarthians. Which is the reafbn that the Village car*
rys that Name, for that SMiam properly fignifies, the par*
ting of feveral Countries. To this Town there belongs a
kind of Cullom-Houfe, where the Officers are faid to be very
tyrannical in their exactions upon the meaner fort of People
that travel that way. But they underftood who the Gentle
man was who ttavel'd with me, and who I was; So that
they durft not fo much as fhew themfelves; for there is that
good order tak n in ferfia,and almoft all over the Eaft; that
the Receivers of all Sorts of Tolls and Duties, have no per-
miffion or Authority to demand any thing of any eminent
Perfon,of any Officer of the Kings,how inconfiderable loever
his office may be, nor of any Stranger of Quality. For fliould
they be fo bold, as to examin what they carry d, the offence
would be puniili'd with Baftinados.
The 2. we fpent fo much time in fording the River of
Mtana, and found the Mountain beyond it, that we were to
crofs, to be fo rugged, that we could not travel above three
Leagues. We were two hours before we could find the
Ford, and get our Sumpters over, which at length we got
over fafe without any Damage , thanks be to God ; and
five hours croffing the Mountain which was very high, and
very fteep, being the Bounds between and
Thefe two fpacious Provinces are parted by a Ridge of Mpun-
tains, which are a Branch of Mount that extends it
felf from Europe to China, croffing, as has been
Mngrelia, Georgia, the Country of the ,
the

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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.' [‎372] (353/594), British Library: Printed Collections, ORW.1986.b.10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023639358.0x00009a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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