Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great

Title

Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great

Alternative Title

Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great : describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times : as also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent : severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.

Creator

Herbert, Thomas, 1606-1682.

Publisher

London : Printed by R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell

Date

1677

Format

[8], 399, [21] pages, [3] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 cm. (fol.)

Description

In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed.

Added engraved title page (pi1r) bears edition statement: The third edition further inlarged.
Includes index.
Originally published in 1634 as: A relation of some yeares travaile.

Provenance

Signature on added title page: J. Molesworth, Pencarrow; last leaf lacking.

Contributor

Everingham, Robert, printer.
Scott, Robert, -1710? bookseller.
Bassett, Thomas (Bookseller)
Wright, John, -1684, bookseller.
Chiswell, Richard, bookseller.

Language

English

Identifier

Dated 1677 .H47
ESTC R771

Files

Dated1677.H47.jpg
Dated1677.H47_title.jpg
Dated1677.H47_page21.jpg
Dated1677.H47_foldout.jpg

Collection

Citation

Herbert, Thomas, 1606-1682., “Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 23, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/298.