![‘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’ [‎105] (152/470)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023513130.0x000001/1600_630._0162.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’ [‎105] (152/470)")
‘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’ [105] (152/470)
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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C hap. VIII. The Vo yages of lohnStruys. ^5
himfelfa Speftator ( who together with the Pymo filler , ftood upon
a high Tent made on purpofe ) behaved themfelves admirably well i 6 . 57 '
However die Venetians ( without refped to the Land Forces which
battered them heavily with their Cannon } came fo clofe to the Slign ' m '
Enemies Fleet, and withall ply'd their Guns fo* rank that they S'
ftranded feveral of their Galleys, upon which the Men ftept afhoar
and joyn'd themfelves to the Land Army. The feeing the
Fleet continually loofe men, partly by their forfaking the Navy, and
partly by the great Slaughter aboard the Shipping,ufed his utmoft
diligence to Hop the Deferters, and recruit the N aval Army, but all to
little advantage j for the Ghriftians purfued their Enterprize with
fuch an ardency and vigour , that they prevented them r and not to
be flack when fuch an apt occafion prefented , fired and funk a
confiderable number ofthe Galleys and Saiks , the Turks ftill retiring-
further and further towards the Coaft. Andfuch was the Zeal of the
renowned ^ioccmgo , when he faw them clofe to the Coaft, he made
amntercourfe with 3 Ships and 5 Galleys, to fetch them off, that he
made himfelf an unavoidable fcope for the Enemies Cannon at Land
which was fo tended againft his Galley that fhe took Fire , and him'
fdf with the valorous Bcmbo Admiral of the Ships, both killed V*
with the tall of a 1 ard, upon which of an inftant the Galley was blown
up with +00 Souls aboard This fatal mifchance was ftcondcd by
another, which was a Galley that fank outright. This was all the Bsmbo
06 thai the rmnu?, fuffercd, as to Shipping in general. TheTmh
loft 6 Galleys, 4 Ships, 4 Mahons and 5 o Saiks. The reft drew off
mdeavounng to conjoin with the Land-forces where the Proveditor ^
Eadoer^ho by due courfe and reverfion carried theStandard off Mark
gave them an egregious blow, and funk, burn'd and and tookfeveral
Galleys and Saiks j which ended,the Venetians fet fail for
they repaid their damages. The Turks according to their own con-
feflion loft between 8 and 9 Thoufand Men befide 600 and odd
Captives, amongft whom was an eminent and delivered <67
ChriftuW' blaves. 7 7
O CHAP.
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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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