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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.' [‎78] (941/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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A New and Particular R
elation of the
two Notaries, that he had a power over, went to the Ship
alone, made’the Officers of the Ship, and condemn'd the
Fellow to be hang’d. And he had certainly been executed
but for me and fome other of my Countrymen, (for the Fel
low was ol Geneva) that threatned the Prelident out of his
dengn. Yet he caus'd him to be drubb’d Naked at the
Main Maft after that inhuman manner, that he loft the ufe
of one of his Arms. This the Geneveje could never forget,
and therefore fought all opportunities to kill him ; to which
purpofe ire put himfelf m the fame Ship with Hoikbrani
when he returned for Holland. But coming to the Cape of
Good Hfe, and beingTent allioar in the Shallop for Provifi-
ons, the Shallop was overfet in a ftormy Sea, and Hollebrand's
Life thereby fecur'd-
But before we leave Ornm, where Hollebrand was build
ing his Warehoufe that caus’d all this mifchief, let us take
notice of this by the way, that there is no abiding at OrnM
tillJpril, left you pay for your ftay with fome Malignant
Fever, that may hold a man as long as he lives ; or if he be
cur’d by chance, yet will the White of his Eyes be more yel
low than Saffron. This fame fort of Fever Seizes our Euro
peans in the Port of Jlexandretta in Syria, and in the Iflands
where the Hollanders lade their Cloves, Nutmegs, and
Mace.
By the way obferve, that there is a particular fort of Nut
meg which the Hollanders call Maneque, and we the Male
Nutmeg, as long again and a little bigger than the ordinary
Nutmeg ; and this-lore they never carry into Europe, becaule
they fell it to better profit in Eerfu and die Indies. Inis 1
{hall alio further add, that the ordinary Nutmeg condited,
fuddles more than the ifrongeft Wine eating but onely one
either ar the be sin nine; or ending; ot the Meal.
C H A p.

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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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1 volume (898 pages)
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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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Dimensions: 306 x 200mm

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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.' [‎78] (941/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187081.0x00008e> [accessed 16 May 2024]

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