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A. De la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa; with proper cutts and maps...

A. De la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa; with proper cutts and maps...

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A. De la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa; with proper cutts and maps. [electronic resource] : Containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those parts of the world; especially on Italy, Turky, Greece, Crim and Noghaian Tartaries, Circassia, Sweden, and Lapland. A curious collection of things particularly rare, both in nature and antiquity; such as remains of ancient cities and colonies, inscriptions, idols, medals, minerals, &c. With an historical account of the most considerable events which happen'd during the space of above 25 years; such as a great revolution in the Turkish Empire, by which the emperor was depos'd; the engaging of the Russian and Turkish armies on the banks of the Pruth; the late King of Sweden's reception and entertainment at bender; his transactions with the porte, during his stay of above four years in Turky; his return into his dominions, compaigns in Norway, death, &c. His sister, the princess Ulrica's accession to the throne, her generous resignation of it to her consort the present King; and, in fine, all the chief transactions of the senate and states of Sweden, &c.

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A. De la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa; with proper cutts and maps. [electronic resource] : Containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those parts of the world; especially on Italy, Turky, Greece, Crim and Noghaian Tartaries, Circassia, Sweden, and Lapland. A curious collection of things particularly rare, both in nature and antiquity; such as remains of ancient cities and colonies, inscriptions, idols, medals, minerals, &c. With an historical account of the most considerable events which happen'd during the space of above 25 years; such as a great revolution in the Turkish Empire, by which the emperor was depos'd; the engaging of the Russian and Turkish armies on the banks of the Pruth; the late King of Sweden's reception and entertainment at bender; his transactions with the porte, during his stay of above four years in Turky; his return into his dominions, compaigns in Norway, death, &c. His sister, the princess Ulrica's accession to the throne, her generous resignation of it to her consort the present King; and, in fine, all the chief transactions of the senate and states of Sweden, &c.

Publisher

London : Printed for the author, In the year MDCCXXIII. [1732]

Uniform title

Voyages de Sr A. de La Motraye. English.

Date

In the year MDCCXXIII. [1732]

Record Identifier

74VKw2pQ7JMg

MMS ID

991018207479702626

Language

English

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Physical content

3v.,plates : maps ; 2°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for the author, In the year MDCCXXIII. [1732]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

In the year MDCCXXIII. [1732]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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A. De la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa; with proper cutts and maps. [electronic resource] : Containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those parts of the world; especially on Italy, Turky, Greece, Crim and Noghaian Tartaries, Circassia, Sweden, and Lapland. A curious co...

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General note

Reproduction of original from British Library.

The titlepage to vol.3 reads: 'The voyages and travels of A. de la Motraye', London: printed for E. Symon; J. Newton, and J. Oswald; L. Gilliver; J. Nourse, and T. Payne.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VKw2pQ7JMg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKw2pQ7JMg

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MMS ID

991018207479702626