The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX.

containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries, with several publick transactions reaching neer the present times : in VII books ...

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The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX.

containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries, with several publick transactions reaching neer the present times : in VII books ...

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Edition Notes

Cox, E.G. Travel, vol. 1, p. 248, 271-272
"Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo, a gentleman belonging to the embassy, from Persia, into the East-Indies : containing a particular description of Indosthan, the Mogul's Empire, the Oriental I[s]lands, Japan, China, &c. and the revolutions which happened in those countries, within these few years : in III. books."
Added, illustrated t.p. has portraits of The High and Mighty Prince Frederick Duke of Holstein, Phillip Kursius, ambassador, Otton Brugman, ambassador, Adam Olearius, secretary of the Embassy, and John Albert Mandelslo, gentleman of the retinue. Has title: The compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia & the East Indies translated by J.D. Signed: I. Chantry, sculp[tit].
Each volume has special t.p. as well as chronological table of contents or "journal." Contents for v. 1 on prelim. p. [12]-[26]; contents for v. 2 on [11] p. at end.
Titles within ruled borders. Contents printed in double columns.
"He [Frederick] employ'd in this Embassy Philip Crusius, a lawyer and his privy councellor, and Otton Brugman, a marchant of Hamborough, whom he honour'd with the quality of councellor"--P. 1.
"Catalogue of all the pieces of sculpture [engravings] contained in these Travels"--Facing p. 1, vol. 1. Maps signed J.D.; portraits of "Michael Federowitz, great Duke of Moscovie," 1645, and "Sefi, King of Persia," 1642, unsigned; portrait of the "Great Mogol" signed Ro[bert] Vaughan, sculp[sit].

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London
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Early works to 1800.
Other Titles
Voyages and travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, Compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia & the East Indies, Voyages & travels of the ambassadors from the Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX, Voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo, a gentleman belonging to the Embassy, sent by the Duke of Holstein to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, into the East-Indies

Classifications

Library of Congress
DS7 .O44 1662

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 v. in 1 ([26], 424, [4], 287, [11] p., [11] leaves of plates, [7] folded) :
Number of pages
424

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6647293M
LCCN
22018375
OCLC/WorldCat
2129317

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