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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’ [‎193] (246/470)

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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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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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unfucceslull Ambaflage vipon which the Rebel was fo nettled ,67 ®'
that he commanded an Executioner to hew him into morfels for
Ravens meat.
RadonsPafllon being over he did all he could to increafe his
Fleet and Army , for which end he difpatched feveral Emmifla-
ries to allure the Rufun Soldatefque to defert their fervice, in divers
Towns upon the VFolgx , judging thofe the fitteft for his Turn ,
for that they were the beft acquainted with the Intrigues of the
Rufian Militia , and confequently the more ferviceable upon occa-
fion of attacquing any Town or Fort he defign'd upon. Thus
having accomplilhed his Ends with very good fuccefs, he Mufters
up his Forces , and fends fome of the Strdithers to Kamufchinka,
who were to go under the Notion of Imperial command ( for as
yet they had no further Intelligence from Mofcou , lince the Rebels
left ^yijlmchan} thefe then pretending to come from the
to advife the Governour how he fliould behave himfelf , in cafe
they attacqu'd the Town , were carefled by the Military Officers,
and confequently fo much confided in, that they found an oppor
tunity to difpatch the Governour and almoft all the Officers of
the Garrifon , having before hand created the Remaining party
Members of Rebellion, and immediately fired a Gun , which was
a Token ? to Rad^in that he fliould Approach and furprize the
Town, which he did with expetible fuccefs, and planted a Garrifon
of Cofacks , removing the RufianStreiitzers into the Navy.
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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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1 volume (378 pages)
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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’ [‎193] (246/470), British Library: Printed Collections, 1600/630., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023695184.0x00002f> [accessed 5 June 2026]

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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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