'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present 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 Dehli 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 manners 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 and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [141] (182/1024)
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Chap. I- of Monfieur Tavernier. 141
THE FOVRTH BOOK
OF THE
i
Monsieur TAVERNIER
B E I N G, A
OF
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C H A P. I. ; ;
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Of the Extent 0/ P E R SI A, and its into Provinces.
ERS I A y according to the prefent State of the Empire, to the North
is bounded by the Calpim Sea v Southward, by the Ocean •, Eaftward it
iovhs to the Territories of the Great Moguls Weft ward , to the
Dominions of the Grand Signor, the two Empires being parted by the
m Rivers Tigris and Euphrates. . .
BuTthat you may the better underftand the full extent of me Dominion^ of th
PAn Kins you are to know, That this great Monarch, befides that Trad or
Sround XL property calTd Perfia, poffeffes a vail part of the ^
md the great Armenia, the ancient Kingdoms of the Panham and M Ar the
Jingdol of Lar^ the Kingdom of Omu, and all Eaftward of Perfu beyond Can-
iahar. almoft asfar as the Kingdom oiScindi. . V
But becaufe thofe Europeans that have Travel’d before me, either were not fo
:urious, or had not perhaps tire opportunity to learn the true number °‘
idnces that compofe the whole Continent of Perfia, l have undena n , £
Eerjiawr themfelves are ignorant enough, to give the beft account 1 can, hndl g
it neceffary for the better fatisfaftion of the Reader, to take feme notice ot the
Namesof Places according Co the ancient Geography. *.p a fnn
The tirft is the Great Amida, which our Maps without any ^
at all call Turcomannu; in regard they might have more properly call d it hmemc^
in general, fince the Inhabitants are the greateft part m l ni J! nS ' t ;,]c ft a v
whereof which is fituated between the two Rivers of an d* 5 ^ ,
call’d Am and Kztr, by the Natives is call d Iran^ or Cara- ag^ which
moftl>eautiful, and richeft pieces of Land in all Perj/jj the pnncipa
are Envan^ Naclyivan^ Zulpba, and Fan. •
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present 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 Dehli 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 manners 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 and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.
Author: John-Baptist Tavernier
Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].
Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).
Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.
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- 567.i.19.
- Title
- 'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present 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 Dehli 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 manners 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 and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:18, 1:12, 12a:12b, 13:14, 14a:14b, 15:50, 50a:50b, 51:56, 56a:56b, 57:86, 86a:86b, 87:128, 128a:128b, 129:178, 178a:178b, 179:184, 195:256, 256a:256b, 257:258, 258a:258b, 259:264, iii-r:iv-v, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:4, 4a:4b, 5:6, 6a:6b, 7:8, 8a:8b, 9:10, 10a:10b, 11:12, 12a:12b, 13:14, 14a:14b, 15:148, 148a:148d, 149:150, 150a:150b, 151:152, 152a:152b, 153:166, 166a:166b, 167:214, 1:6, 1:114, 1:8, 1:154, 1:18, 1:14, 14a:14f, 15:16, 16a:16b, 17:22, 22a:22b, 23:46, 46a:46h, 47:52, 52a:52b, 53:92, 1:66, v-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689--Travel
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- 567.i.19.
- Title
- 'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present 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 Dehli 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 manners 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 and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:18, 1:12, 12a:12b, 13:14, 14a:14b, 15:50, 50a:50b, 51:56, 56a:56b, 57:86, 86a:86b, 87:128, 128a:128b, 129:178, 178a:178b, 179:184, 195:256, 256a:256b, 257:258, 258a:258b, 259:264, iii-r:iv-v, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:4, 4a:4b, 5:6, 6a:6b, 7:8, 8a:8b, 9:10, 10a:10b, 11:12, 12a:12b, 13:14, 14a:14b, 15:148, 148a:148d, 149:150, 150a:150b, 151:152, 152a:152b, 153:166, 166a:166b, 167:214, 1:6, 1:114, 1:8, 1:154, 1:18, 1:14, 14a:14f, 15:16, 16a:16b, 17:22, 22a:22b, 23:46, 46a:46h, 47:52, 52a:52b, 53:92, 1:66, v-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689--Travel
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- 567.i.19.
- Title
- 'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present 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 Dehli 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 manners 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 and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:18, 1:12, 12a:12b, 13:14, 14a:14b, 15:50, 50a:50b, 51:56, 56a:56b, 57:86, 86a:86b, 87:128, 128a:128b, 129:178, 178a:178b, 179:184, 195:256, 256a:256b, 257:258, 258a:258b, 259:264, iii-r:iv-v, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:4, 4a:4b, 5:6, 6a:6b, 7:8, 8a:8b, 9:10, 10a:10b, 11:12, 12a:12b, 13:14, 14a:14b, 15:148, 148a:148d, 149:150, 150a:150b, 151:152, 152a:152b, 153:166, 166a:166b, 167:214, 1:6, 1:114, 1:8, 1:154, 1:18, 1:14, 14a:14f, 15:16, 16a:16b, 17:22, 22a:22b, 23:46, 46a:46h, 47:52, 52a:52b, 53:92, 1:66, v-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689--Travel
- Usage terms
- Public Domain