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‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎71] (114/470)

The record is made up of 1 volume (378 pages). It was created in 1683. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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v. C hap .I. The Voyages oilohn Struys. yr
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delightfom Arbor where the Duke frequently dines in the~Summer
feafon , and from whence he can view both his Palaces, the one with- ' 6 -' <5 '
in the City and the other without. Right over this aforefaid Garden
is yet another, in the middle whereof is a Chappel,where the Duke for
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the moft part goes to Mafs^ and Vefpers. This Chappelis built round,
after the manner of the Heatheniih Temples of old, planted round
with Cyprefs trees 3 and has all its inner works of that V.'ood. Near to
that (lands an Image of 24, foot high, which will reprefent or
ihetis , made of Vv hite rnarble, from whence all the Waters in the
Fountains have their Rife ; upon which if a man Hands he hears a
liteljW, Avonderfull murmuring and buzzing of Water from below.
TUffil ^ This City is a place of great Traffic and Commerce, efpecially
iu Silks and Velvets , of which I law many rich fhops upon the
Vecchio , or Old Bridge. The F thcmfelves are very able and
a®, 1; skillfull in the Affairs of Merchandife, and very litle Traffic don in
yitW Italy wherein they have not an intereft ; fo that Pope called
DSjVliicli them the fifth Element. Befides their domeftic and exotic Trade,
[Eikeai they have given encouragement to, and bred up many, ingenious and
kesfoti famous Mailers in Architeaure,Painting,Carving and other Pradical
Motkji Sciences and Arts , and have for a perpetual memory and Gratitude
• fo many llately Pallaces , Churches, Piftures and Statues left them
to Poilerity. This City is alfo very Courtly in refpeft of it's Situa
tion , through which all Ambaffadours and Minifters of State from
rrroni. i orrei Z n Po^tates mud pafs , intcndmgfor the Court of Rome , or
whiclisi Seignory or Venice. It is much frequented, viiited and likewife inha-
1". .. bited by many Private Gentlemen , who fpend their Eftates here,
and is a choice place to live in as well for Artificial as natural De
lights , for fuch as have an Eftate to bear it out with. However, I
had litle reafon to complain of bad meafure during the few daies I
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isonderfe (laid there. For meeting'accidentally with a Monk, whofeeFngiTto
Wat ulf t 2 a Hollander , did not only cards me all the time in fuch manner that ■Mink?*
I needed not pay any thing either for Lodging or Diet, but alfo
Ihow'd me all what was remarkable about the City. This Monk un-
derftanding that I was fliort of Moneys 3 and intended for Venice,
3^^' procured me 4 Rix-dollars , which was as much as Ihadoccafion
tor, to bear my Charges thither. Depar.
^0 On the !«• of LMarch I left Florence and took my leave of the ET
^ Monk,

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The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships , authored by Jan Janszoon Stroys, and translated from the Dutch by John Morrison. The volume also contains two narratives written by Captain David Butler, relating to the ‘taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs’, and is illustrated with plates ‘first designed and taken from the Life by the Author himself.’

Publication details: Printed for Samuel Smith at the Princes Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, London, 1683.

Physical description: 24 unnumbered pages, including preface and contents; 378 pages; 21 plates (20 folded); 1 map; Quarto.

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1 volume (378 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings, a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter, and page references. There is also a list of illustrations (plates) giving titles and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume. Note the following misprinted page numbers: 26 instead of 62; 75 instead of 87; 134 instead of 132; 135 instead of 133; 136 instead of 134; 137 instead of 139; 124 instead of 142; 175 instead of 157; 109 instead of 209; 119 instead of 219; 212 instead of 220; 213 instead of 223.

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‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎71] (114/470), British Library: Printed Collections, 1600/630., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023695183.0x000073> [accessed 31 October 2024]

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