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Libri antichi e moderni

Temple, Sir Richard Carnac

The Papers of Thomas Bowrey 1669 - 1713 discovered in 1913; Part I, Diary of a six weeks' tour in 1698 in Holland and Flanders; Part II, the Story of the Mary Galley, 1704 - 1710

1927

68,62 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1927
Luogo di stampa
London. The Hakluyt Society
Autore
Temple, Sir Richard Carnac
Edizione
First Edition.
Soggetto
Travel - General Hakluyt Society Holland
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxx, 398 pp, 9 plates, including frontis, 2 folding ship plans, specimen pages of Bowrey's diary and sailing directions, 5 maps & charts, including folding, illus, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, spine slightly faded, bookplate of Edison W. Brown MD on endpaper, interior is clean and fine in very good+ cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email The two parts describe in considerable detail a tour through Holland and in India and Malay with all the hazards of travel in that period. An extensive introduction provides the historical perspective and various documents, papers and statements of accounts provide much interesting detail.