![‘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’ [‎90] (133/470)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023513130.0x000001/1600_630._0139.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’ [‎90] (133/470)")
‘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’ [90] (133/470)
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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0,0 The Voyagesaf lohn Struys. V OY.II t
that they were faia to fet the molt pardon lire, referving only fuch as
were left difabled , as a token of this notable Victory, which had
coftthe Common-wealth above 400 Souls, and amongftthofetheir
moft faithfull and valiant General CM.ar cello , whofe ( unhappy Death
can never be enough lamented. The number of thofe that were
wounded was great , bur uncertain. The Sultan, and the 2
men ©f War , which as we have already faid were, unfortunately
deftroyed with their own powder , was all their lofs of Shipping.
They took 18 Galleys , and the CMdthee&es 11 Ships , bclides 54,
Ships that were burn'd : lb that of 97 Galeafles , Ships and Galleys,
only 14 were faved on the Enemies fide. By this laudable Enterprife
and Victory of the Venetians , above 5 000 Slaves were reftored
to Freedom. But how many of the Infidels loft their lives was
uncertain, only by a rude conjecture, and a modeft Calculation were
computed between 5 and 6 000 Men. When we went to ruminate fot
Spoil among their Dead we found the or Mouth of the Darda-
nellt floating fo thick with Bodies, that we could not force our Boat
through j but with our Oars and Boat-hook were fain to drag and
draw them behind the Shallop , which again with the force of the
ftream were thrown on heaps one above another, like Shoals of Ice,
and fo came tumbling into the Boat , in fpite of all the means we
could ufe.
CHAP. VL
The Siege e/Tencdos. The twoCaflles furrendred.
Lcmnos, it's Situation ^and taking in. Theprefent flate of Greece. J. StruyPs
arrival at Pathmos and Samos. Taken b)' the »f his Comf aniont)
and fion after ranfom'd.
AFter this fignal Victory , all the maimed Soldiers , together
with the Corps of the General, and other Noblemen were fent
back to Venice : and the new General upon this fuccesfull dayj
refolved to fire them out of their own nefts. Furfuant thereto he
1 leers away for T?nedos , whichisanlHand fituate at the very mouth
of the Vrofontis , or River of Conftantinop which is as it were the Key
of the faid River; and Comnaands the Paffage fo, that no Ships can
come
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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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