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SubjectCount
voyages and travels35
natural history9
slavery6
botany5
islam4
history, modern3
turks3
thirty years' war, 1618-16483
geography2
geography, ancient2

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PlaceCount
Europe58
Middle East31
Turkey22
Italy21
France19
Spain16
Great Britain13
Morocco12
Germany11
Iran11

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People and organisationsCount
Leland, John (1506?-1552)9
Churchill, Awnsham8
Osborne, Thomas8
Churchill, Awnsham (1728)8
Churchill, John (1695-)8
Osborne, Thomas (1767)8
Churchill, John8
Misson, Maximilien (1650?-1722)8
Nugent, Thomas (1700?-1772)6
Locke, John6

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Travel (Brotherton Collection)

1600-1800

Works on European and Mediterranean travel in the period 1600 to 1800. Many of the works are descriptions of individual countries (including Russia, Europe, Middle East, Turkey, Italy and Spain), by E...

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An Account of Spain : being a new description of that country and people; and of the sea ports along the Mediterranean: of Ceuta, Tangier, &c

1700

The translator signs the epistle dedicatory 'E.L.' and the five letters from 'R.' 'R--', 'R.R.' etc to "Brunet [ ]", are mainly dated from Cadiz and London, and 1694-5.

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A voyage to Senegal, the island of Goree, and the river Gambia

Adanson, Michel (1727-1806)

1759

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The first state of Mahumedism, or, An account of the author and doctrines of that imposture

Addison, Lancelot (1632-1703)

1679

First issued in the same year under the title "The life and death of Mahumed". "The epistle dedicatory" signed: Lancelot Addison.

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West Barbary, or, A short narrative of the revolutions of the Kingdoms of Fez and Morocco : with an account of the present customs, sacred, civil, and domestick

Addison, Lancelot (1632-1703)

1671

"An index of the Morrish works": [7] p. at end. Indexed in: Wing A532.

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West Barbary, or, A short narrative of the revolutions of the Kingdoms of Fez and Morocco : with an account of the present customs, sacred, civil, and domestick

Addison, Lancelot (1632-1703)

1671

"An index of the Morrish works": [7] p. at end. Indexed in: Wing A532.

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The history of the island of Minorca

Armstrong, John (1758)

1752

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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...[etc] (v.1)

Green, John (1757); Astley, Thomas

1745-47

Published in parts. Numerous additional plates and anomalies; a full account of these is inserted in the book. Anon.,Compiled by John Green for Thomas Astley, and known as the Astley collection.

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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...[etc] (v.2)

Green, John (1757); Astley, Thomas

1745-47

Published in parts. Numerous additional plates and anomalies; a full account of these is inserted in the book. Anon.,Compiled by John Green for Thomas Astley, and known as the Astley collection.

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