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Luard, Lt.-Col. C. Accord, H. Hosten

Travels of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643; a translation of the Itinerario de las Missiones Orientales with introduction and notes by Lt-Col. C. Edkford Luard, assited by Father H. Hosten

1927

206,80 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1927
Lugar de impresión
Oxford. The Hakluyt Society
Autor
Luard, Lt.-Col. C. Accord, H. Hosten
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Asia Hakluyt Society
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, lxvi, 450; xii, 481 pp, 25 plates, maps and plans including frontis in each volume, plate of original Spanish edition of 1649, errata for volume I in volume II as issued, detailed bibliog, vernacular index, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on each cover, gilt spine title lettering, clean, fine and bright copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Volume I is on Arakan, volume II on China and India, etc, and is based on the narrative of Manrique's extensive travels through India, Burma, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia, Palestine, China, the Philippines, Java. The editor Luard, who died shortly after completing this work but just before its publication, provides a detailed description of the author and his work, the routes followed and geographical notes on the routes, which gives a good historical perspective. Cox i, 316. National Maritime Museum 426.