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Johann Schiltbergers Irrfahrt durch den Orient : der aufsehenerregende Bericht einer Reise, die 1394 begann und erst nach über 30 Jahren ein Ende fand
Author
Schiltberger, Johannes, 1380 or 1381-
Published
Taufkirchen : Via Verbis Bavarica, 2000.
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Library Shelving Facility (LSF) >> G370 S3 2000 (LC)
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Life and travels Denmark, England, the Cape, Madagascar, Comoro Is., Coromandel Coast, Traquebar, St. Helena, Ascension Is., Ireland, Iceland, 1618-1679
Author
Jón Ólafsson, Indíafari, 1593-1679
Published
Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, 2010.
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A New collection of voyages and travels, dedicated to His Majesty, to be completed in twenty pocket volumes, printed on a very superior paper, and a new and elegant type; each volume to be embellished with three beautiful plates, designed and engraved by the first artists. On the 1st of November, 1796, will be published, and to be continued every Saturday fortnight. Price two shillings and sixpence, neatly done up in coloured paper and labelled on the back, volume the first, (ornamented with a portrait of the author, and two beautiful engravings from the most striking events,) of an historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the earliest period to the present time, including, among many others, those of voyages. Columbus, Drake, Cavendish, Ellis, Dampier, Cowley, Woodes rogers, Clipperton, Roggewein, Anson, Don ulloa, Cook, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Mulgrave, Portlock, Wilson, Phillip, Bougainville, &c. Travels. Brydone, Carver, Johnson, Swinburne, Bruce, Moore, Addison, Dillon, Irwin, Hanway, Townsend, Vaillant, Savary, Coxe, Pocock, Brissot, Sparrman, Volney, Wraxhall, Anderson, &c. &c. By William Mavor, LL.D.
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London : Printed for E. Newbery, the corner of St. Paul's Church-yard, and sold by all the booksellers and newscarriers in the kingdom, [1796]
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Promenade au Mont-Blanc et autour du lac de Geneve. Premiere Partie
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A Londres : [s.n.], 179* [1795?]
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A new, royal, authentic, complete, and universal system of geography; or, A modern history and description of the whole world. Containing new, full, accurate, authentic, and interesting accounts and descriptions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, as consisting of continents, islands, oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, promontories, capes, bays, peninsulas, isthmusses, gulphs, &c. And as divided into empires, kingdoms, states, and republics. Together with a description of their limits, boundaries, climate, soil, natural and artificial curiosities and productions, religions, laws, government, revenues, forces, antiquities, &c. Also the provinces, cities, towns, villages, forts, castles, harbours, sea-ports, aqueducts, mountains, mines, minerals, fossils, roads, public and private edifices, universities, &c. contained in each: and all that is interesting relative to the customs, manners, genius, tempers, habits, amusements, ceremonies, comemrce, arts, sciences, manufactures, and language of the inhabitants. Together with an accurate and lively description of all the various kinds of birds, beasts, reptiles, fishes, amphibious creatures, insects, &c. Including the substance and essence of the most remarkable voyages and travels, which have been performed by the navigators and travellers of different countries, particularly the late discoveries in the south seas, and towards the North pole; with every curiosity that has hitherto appeared respecting the different parts of the universe. Comprising every interesting discovery and circumstances in the narratives of Captain Cook's voyages round the world. Together with all the recent discoveries made in the Pelew Islands, New Holland, New South Wales, Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Norfolk Island, north and west coasts of America, the interior parts of America, Africa, China, Caffraria, India East and West, Arabia, Madagascar, Russia, &c. &c. Carefully written and compiled from the late journals of the voyages and travels of Captains Phillips, King, Ball, Hunter, White, Dixon, Portlock, Mears, Patterson, Bruce, Anbury, Rochon, Morse, Blyth, Ross, Imlay, Keate, Brissot, Hodges, &c. &c. Also compendious histories of every empire, kingdom, state, &c. with their various revolutions. To which will be added a new, complete, and easy guide to geogrphy, astronomy, the use of the globes, &c. With an account of the rise and progress of navigation, its improvements and utility to mankind. The whole embellished and and enriched with upwards of an hundred most elegant and superb copper-plates, engraved in such a manner as to do infinite honour to the respective artists by whom they are executed. These embellishments consist of views, maps, land and water perspectives; birds, beasts, fishes, &c. as also the various dresses of the inhabitants of different countries, with their strange ceremonies, customs, amusements, &c. &c. By George Augustus Baldwyn, Esq. Assisted by many gentlemen eminent for their knowledge in the science of geography; particularly by Charles Andrew Robertson, Esq.-Clement Walley Oulion, Esq.-and Henry Hogg, M.A. author of the New universal letter writer, and teacher of geography, astronomy, navigation, &c.
Author
Baldwyn, George Augustus
Published
London : Sold by Alex. Hogg, at (No. 16) Pater-Noster-Row, and by all the booksellers of Bristol, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Coventry, Canterbury, Chester, Derby, Exeter, Gloucester, Hull, Hereford, Ipswich, Liverpool, Leeds, Leichester, Manchester, Norwich, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading, Sherborn, Salisbury, Sheffeild, Shrewsbury, Winchester, Worcester, York; and by all other booksellers in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, [1794?]
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Yorick's sentimental journey, through France, Italy, &c. Together with the continuation by Eugenius. The four volumes complete in one
Author
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768
Published
London : Printed for the booksellers, 1792.
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La belgicomanie ou le voyageur prêchant la libertê
Author
Queskuentromp, Vandos
Published
Londres : [s.n.], 1790.
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Comments on the convention with Spain
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London : Printed for T. Axtell, No. 1, Finch-Lane, Cornhill; and to be had at the Pamphlet-Shops under the Royal-Exchange, M.DCC.XC. [1790]
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Modern voyages Containing a variety of useful and entertaining facts, respecting the expeditions and the principal discoveries of Cavendish, Dampier, Monk, Spilbergen, Anson, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Bouganville, Dixon, Portlock, Paterson, and others. Comprehending the most interesting particulars of Brisson's narrative of his shipwreck and captivity;-the shipwreck of the Antelope, East India packet, and a description of the amiable inhabitants of the Pelew Islands, never before known to any European;-aso, the latest authentic accounts from Botany Bay;-as well as curious information from several ingenious writers and travellers. For the amusement and instruction of youth of both sexes. By the Reverend John Adams, A.M.
Author
Adams, John, 1750?-1814
Published
Dublin : printed for Chamberlaine and Rice, P. Wogan, P. Byrne. B. Dugdale, J. Moore, J. Jones, Grueber and M'Allister, W. Jones, and R. White, M.DCC.XC. [1790]
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The wonderful travels of Prince Fan-Feredin, in the country of Arcadia. Interspersed with observations, historical, geographical, physical, critical, and moral. Translated from the original French
Author
Bougeant, G.-H. (Guillaume-Hyacinthe), 1690-1743
Published
Dublin : Printed by Zachariah Jackson, for Messrs. W. Gilbert, Grueber and M. Allister, and J. Jones, M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]
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Voyages en Europe en Asie et en Afrique, contenant la description des Moeurs, Coutumes, Loix, Productions, Manufactures de ces Contrées, & L'Etat actuel des Possessions Angloises dans L'Inde; Commencés en 1777, & finis en 1781, par M. Makintosh; Suivis des Voyages du Colonel Capper, dans les Indes, au travers de L'Egypte & du grand desert, par Suez & par Bassora, en 1779. Traduits de l'anglois, & Accompagnés de notes sur l'original & de cartes Géographiques
Author
Macintosh, William, 18th cent
Published
Londres [Paris?] : et se trouve à Paris, chez Regnaut, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle du Plâtre, 1786.
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Histoire d'un voyage fait en Afrique et en Amerique, depuis 1771, jusques en 1779 inclusivement. Par Mr. Smeathman. Ouvrage proposp̌ar souscription. I. Get ouvrage fera impriměn deux volumes in 4to, du mm̊e format, mm̊e caractere et mm̊e papier que les voyages du Capt. Cook. Il sera ornďe plusieurs gravures, pour servir d'eclairciffement c̉elle des usages du peuple qui I'habient. II. Le prix du livre est de deux guinees, dont on payera la moitiěn prenant la recconoissance, et le este en recevent l'ouvrage, qui sera imprimǎuffitt̥ que le nombre des souscripteurs sera affš considerable pour pouvoir fournir aux fraix de l'impression. Les personnes qui ne seront point a portě de payer la moitie de la souscription, font prišeulement d'envoyer leurs noms
Author
Smeathman, Henry, d. 1786
Published
[London : s.n., 1780?]
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The unfortunate ship wright, Or Cruel captain being a faithful narrative of the unparallelld sufferings of Robert Barker, late carpenter on-board the thetis snow, of Bristol; on a voyage from thence to the coast of Guinea and Antigua
Author
Barker, Robert, 1729-
Published
Dublin : Printed for and sold by the sufferer, for his own benefit; and by no body else, 1780.
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Moral and divine observations, from remarkable occurrences during the author's travels in a tour through part of this kingdom. To which are prefixed, sundry remarks, on the late publications of Michael Servetus, M.D. and other authors. By James Poulson
Author
Poulson, James
Published
Cork : Printed for the author, and sold by William Flyn, and Thomas White, booksellers, M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]
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Le voyageur françois, ou, La connaissance de l'Ancien et du Nouveau monde
Author
Laporte, Joseph de, 1712-1779
Published
A Paris : Chez L. Cellot ..., 1772-1782.
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LSF- BEINECKE >> Eca 772
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The whimsical cobler. A very pleasant notable dilogue. Betwixt the bishop of Chester, and a cobler in Manchester, that would sain be a clergyman. Written by Timothy Donova
Author
Donovan, Timothy
Published
London : Printed for the author, [1770?]
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A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels from the earliest accounts to the present time
Author
Drake, Edward Cavendish
Published
London : Printed for J. Cooke, 1768.
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The gentleman's guide in his tour through France. Wrote by an officer in the Royal-Navy. Who lately travelled on a principle, which he most sinerely recommends to his countrymen, viz. not to spend more money in the country of our natural enemy, than is requisite to support with decency the character of an Englishman
Author
Playstowe, Philip
Published
London : Printed for G. Kearsly, in Ludgate-Street, [1767?]
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Terra Australis cognita: or, Voyages to the Terra Australis, or Southern Hemisphere, during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Containing an account of the manners of the people, and the productions of the countries, hitherto found in the southern latitudes; the advantages that may result from further discoveries on this great continent, and the methods of establishing colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain. With a preface by the editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial questions are discussed
Author
Brosses, Charles de, 1709-1777
Published
Edinburgh : Printed for the author; and sold by Messrs. Hawes, Clark, and Collins, in Pater-noster-Row, London, MDCCLXVI. [1766]
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The unfortunate shipwright
Author
Barker, Robert, 1729-
Published
London : Printed for, and sold by the author, and may be had at Mr. Samuel Collins's, the sign of the Card-maker's Arms on Garlick Hill, London, and no where else, 1758.
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The world in miniature; or, The entertaining traveller. Being a new description of the world in every thing necessary and curious; as to situation, customs, manners, genius, temper, diet, diversions, religious, and other ceremonies; trade, manufactures, arts, and sciences; government, policies, laws, religions, buildings; beasts, birds, fishes, plants, reptiles, drugs; cities, mountains, rivers, and other curiosities, belonging to each country. By Mr. John Fransham of Norwich
Author
Fransham, John, d. 1753
Published
Dublin : Printed for William Williamson, bookseller, at the Half-Moon in Ross-Lane, MDCCLI. [1751]
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A new general collection of voyages and travels consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language: comprehending every thing remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with respect to the several empires, kingdoms, and provinces; their situation, extent, bounds and division, climate, soil and produce; their lakes, rivers, mountains, cities, principal towns, harbours, buildings, &c. and the gradual alterations that from time to time have happened in each: also the manners and customs of the several inhabitants; their religion and government, trades and manufactures: so as to form a compleat system of modern geography and history, exhibiting the present state of all nations
Published
Dublin : printed for Edward and John Exshaw, at the Bible on Cork-Hill, M,DCC,XLVI. [1746]
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A New general collection of voyages and travels consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language, comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America
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London : Printed for T. Astley, 1745-1747.
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Al mesra Or Mahommed's famous night-journey to Jerusalem upon the ass Elborak, and from thence with the Angel Gabriel to heaven, as mention'd in the 17th chapter of the Koran, lately publish'd. Translated from the original Arabic, by the late learned Mr. Wild, in Norfolk, who was many years a teacher of the oriental languages
Published
London : Printed and sold by J. Wilford behind the Chapter-House in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]
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A New copy of verses, inscribed to Miss Pennefather. To the tune of the Princess Royal
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[Dublin] : Printed by Christopher Dickson in the Post-Office-Yard, Sycomore-Alley, [1732?]
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