![‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎99] (146/470)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023513130.0x000001/1600_630._0156.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎99] (146/470)")
‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [99] (146/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (378 pages). It was created in 1683. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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G H a p . Vlil. The Voyages of Struys.
Xante is an Ifland lying inthe latitude of 3 8^r.about 13 [English"]
leagues from Qepbalonta,. On this Ifland is a City conteining about l6j7
4000 Houfes, or rather Cottages , without chimneys , that they
fay , is by reafon of frequent Earthquakes , of which they are in
daily jeopardy : but the Muniments as well in refpeSt of Site , as
Strength are very confiderable ; for the Cittadel is built upon a
high Hill , and what by Nature and what by Art , feems to be
almoft inaccellible, well provided alfo with Ordnance and Ammu- 0 C "
nition of War fuitable. On this Ifland are feveral Capes , the moft
eminent whereof are Capo del Guar do on the South , and Capt on
theEaft: between which two Capes lies a Commodious Harbour,
called Porto de chietto , which has a good Road for Anchorage at 8
fathom Water. XAntehzs^Villages and Hamlets whereof the mofj:
principal lie toward the Sea, to wit, Littachia,
Sculicado, SaintNicholo and Natie. The laft of thefe has a Harbour fit
to receive 100 Galleys. In the hilly part of the Ifland are feveral
Convents , Cloyfters and Religious Houfes of the Church,
who have alfo a Bishop here as well as the Romanijls but the
exceed the Italians in number, and confequently have their Religion
in greater fplendour. You are no fooner come ashoar but you are met
by a parcel of letvs , who shall ask you if you have any money to
change. Thefe deal in any contemptible Traffic , but efpecially
in Slaves, when any Turkish Saiks, or other Shipping is brought up
by English , French or Hollanders.
Xante is of a very fertile Soil and fruitfull, in nothing inferiour
to Qephdonia. , yet exceeds it in Quality and Plenty of Wine , but yet "fsoih
fcarcer of Water, i;ibmuch that the Inhabitants are fometimes con-
ftrainedto knead their Dough with Wine, whereof they make their. *>•*§*
Bread. Here is alfo prepared the delicate , efpecially in fuly
arid Attgufi , when the Sturgeon comes from the The Land
is very populous, and all go armed j fo that when the T Corfairs
fendfome men aflioar to take Slaves , do frequently change Fates
with them; and for that end the Venetians maintain 70 or 80 Horfe,day
and night to ride about the Coaft. We alfo brought hither fome new
Infantry to relieve the old.
From Xante we fail'd to Cerigo which lies in 36 degr. and 45 min. JntvA
diredly over againft Qapo Saint Angela . before the Gulf of Qolochmo-, '" Ccr, 2«
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The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships , authored by Jan Janszoon Stroys, and translated from the Dutch by John Morrison. The volume also contains two narratives written by Captain David Butler, relating to the ‘taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs’, and is illustrated with plates ‘first designed and taken from the Life by the Author himself.’
Publication details: Printed for Samuel Smith at the Princes Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, London, 1683.
Physical description: 24 unnumbered pages, including preface and contents; 378 pages; 21 plates (20 folded); 1 map; Quarto.
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings, a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter, and page references. There is also a list of illustrations (plates) giving titles and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume. Note the following misprinted page numbers: 26 instead of 62; 75 instead of 87; 134 instead of 132; 135 instead of 133; 136 instead of 134; 137 instead of 139; 124 instead of 142; 175 instead of 157; 109 instead of 209; 119 instead of 219; 212 instead of 220; 213 instead of 223.
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- ‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:28, 1:26, 26a:26b, 27:46, 46a:46b, 47:90, 90a:90b, 91:92, 92a:92b, 93:110, 110a:110b, 111:176, 176a:176b, 177:186, 186a:186b, 187:198, 198a:198b, 199:204, 204a:204b, 205:214, 214a:214b, 215:238, 238a:238b, 239:260, 260a:260b, 261:270, 270a:270b, 271:314, 314a:314b, 315:332, 332a:332b, 333:334, 334a:334b, 335:338, 338a:338b, 339:350, 350a:350b, 351:372, 372a:372b, 373:388, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Struys, Jan Janszoon
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