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100 1 $aZiegenbalg, Bartholomaeus,$d1683-1719.
240 10 $aMerckwürdige Nachricht aus Ost-Indien.$lEnglish.
245 10 $aPropagation of the Gospel in the east: :$bbeing an account of the success of two Danish missionaries, lately sent to the East-Indies, for the conversion of the heathens in Malabar. In several letters to their correspondents in Europe. Containing a narrative of their voyage to the coast of Coromandel, their settlement at Tranquebar, the divinity and philosophy of the Malabarians, their language and manners, the impediments obstructing their conversion, the several methods taken by these missionaries, the wonderful providences attending them, and the progress they have already made. /$cRendered into English from the High-Dutch: and dedicated to the most honourable Corporation for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
250 $aThe third edition.
260 $aLondon :$bPrinted and sold by Joseph Downing, in Bartholemew-Close near West-Smithfield,$c1718.
300 $a[16], xxxvi, 78 pages, [2]; viii, 60; xxiv, 233 pages, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates :$bmap ;$c19 cm (8vo)
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent.
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia.
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier.
500 $aTranslation of: Merckwüdige Nachricht aus Ost-Indien / primarily by Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, and also Heinrich Pl$tscho, Johann Ernst Gründler and others, first printed Leipzig, Frankfurt and Berlin, 1708; first printed in English in London, 1709.
500 $aLetters written by Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, Heinrich Plütscho, Johann Ernst Gründler and others, and translated by Anton Wilhelm Böhm.
500 $aConsists of 3 parts, each with separate title page, pagination and register.
500 $aIncludes a sampling of Malabar language in an engraved script in pt. 1, p. 28.
500 $aTitle page of part 2 reads: "Propagation of the Gospel in the east: being an account of the progress made by some missionaries at Tranquebar in the East-Indies, for the conversion of the heathen in Malabar. Of the methods by them taken for effecting this work; of the obstructions they meet with; and of the proposals which they make in order to promote it. Together with some observations relating to the Malabarian philosophy and divinity: and concerning their Bramans, pantares, and poets. Translated and extracted from the original letters of the said missionaries, and humbly recommended to the consideration of the most honourable Corporation for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foerign Parts. The third edition" with imprint: London: Printed and sold by John Downing, in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfield, 1718.
500 $aTitle page of part 3 reads: "Propagation of the Gospel in the east: being a collection of letters from the Protestant missionaries, and other worthy persons in the East-Indies, &c. Relating to the mission; the means of promoting it; and the success it hath pleased God to give to the endeavours used hitherto, for propogating true Christianity among the heathen in those parts, but chiefly on the coast of Coromandel. With a map of the East-Indies. Part III. Published by the direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge" with no edition statement, and has imprint: London: Printed and sold by J. Downing, in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfield, 1718.
500 $aPart 3 contains an account of a voyage made by Jonas Finck to Brazil on p. 1-17, 1st count, dated: St. Sebastian, near the River Janeiro in Brazil, the 20th of October, 1711, and is translated from the High-Dutch.
500 $aSignatures: pt. 1: A⁸ ([A]1 verso blank) a-b⁸ c² B-F⁸; pt. 2: [A]² ([A]1 verso) a² B-D⁸ E⁶; pt. 3: A⁸ (A1 verso blank) a⁴ B-P⁸ Q⁶ (Q3 verso blank)
500 $aBookseller's advertisements: pt. 1, p. [1-2], 4th count; pt. 3, p. [1-3], 3rd count.
500 $aTitle pages framed within double rule border; woodcut head and tail pieces; initials.
510 4 $aMoraes, R.B. de. Bibliographia brasiliana (1983 edition),$cII:387.
510 4 $aBerger, P. Bibliografia do Rio de Janeiro de viajantes e autores estrangeiros, 1531-1900,$c320.
510 4 $aSabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time,$c66003.
510 4 $aSabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time,$c44086.
510 4 $aSabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time,$c18502.
510 4 $aEuropean Americana$c718/180.
510 4 $aEnglish short title catalogue$cT116454.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound as 1st item of 2 with: An account of the religion, and government, learning, and oeconomy, etc. of the Malabarians: sent by the Danish missionaries to their correspondents in Europe.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 1 imperfect: wanting pt. 3, xxiv, 233, [3] p.; folded map is misbound after p. vi of: An account of the religion, and government, learning, and oeconomy, etc. of the Malabarians: sent by the Danish missionaries to their correspondents in Europe. Translated from the High-Dutch / Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, London, 1717. Translated from the High-Dutch / Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, London, 1717.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound in contemporary full sheep.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 1 acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.
590 $aProvenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 1: This book bought from the widow Brian March 180[?] by James Whelan for a debt he owed me. Frederick Town March 29 1803: ms. inscription on verso of folded plate.
590 $aJohn Carter Brown Library copy 2 bound in later blind-tooled speckled calf.
590 $aProvenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 2: North Library 1860: armorial bookplate on front pastedown.
650 0 $aDansk-hallensiske mission (Tranquebar, India)$xHistory.
650 0 $aLutheran Church$xMissions.
650 0 $aMissions, Danish$zIndia$zTranquebar$xHistory.
650 4 $aCatalogs, Booksellers'$zGreat Britain$y1718.
651 0 $aTranquebar (India)$xChurch history.
651 0 $aTranquebar (India)$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aBrazil$xDescription and travel.
653 $aImprint 1718.
700 1 $aPlütscho, Heinrich,$d1676-1747.
700 1 $aGründler, Johann Ernst,$d1677-1720.
700 1 $aḆhm, Anton Wilhelm,$d1673-1722.
700 1 $aBrian,$cwidow.$4fmo$5RIBRL.
700 1 $aWhelan, James.$4fmo$5RIBRL.
700 3 $aNorth family.$4fmo$5RIBRL.
710 2 $aSociety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)
752 $aEngland$dLondon.
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