!['Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎21] (42/448)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517877.0x000001/215.e.12._0042.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎21] (42/448)")
'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [21] (42/448)
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Madagafcar. it
fropormne rejfondet. Eft etiam tanufortimdinis, utfola fme aliqno adminiculo Elephantem capiat>
& infublime faftollat, at que iter urn ad t err am cadere finaty quo carnihus ejus vefci pojfit. A bird
worthy of Gefners knowledge, and may rank it with that Bird Rabbi Kimki calls
which is fo monftrous great, as when he fpreads his Wings he darkens the Sun : or with
thofe Griffins that guard the Ophyrian Mounts of Goldagainft the Arimafti (who from
winking when they Ihoot arefaid to be Monoculi) not feldome from their Scythic holes
attempting the conqueft of Mammon inclofed in the Rhyphem hills, mountains in Petwra
in Rujfia-, as Toft at m ex Rabam, tAUfchUpts, Dionyfius and Herodotus would perfwade us,
Arifteus a Greek Poet the firft that ever difcovered them, is fufficiently derided by
Mtchoviusy Thofe North parts neither having Gold nor Gryphin: Gryphes in ilia Sep-
tentr. nec in illis Orbis partibus imeniri affrmarim, &c. Let US reft a while upon Madajrafcat
the Emprefs fome think of all the Iflands in the llniverfe.
MADAGASCAR, as called by the Natives *, and Sazandib by the Arabs •, is by
Ptolomy named Menuthyas '-, by M. Paulus Venetm Magafter by Thevetm Albagra ; by
Mercator Do Cerne i and infuia Santti Georgii •, which he takes from Pliny lib. 6. cap. 3 1.
another bearing that name in the Atlantique oppofiteto Mount and by fome reputed
Madtra, by others G ratio fa one of the Azores \ and by Triftan d? Acma the Portuguife
(who difcovered it Anno Domini 1508.) Saint Laurence, being the Saints day he firft
viewed it: or elfe in honour of Laurence Almeida Son of Francis Aim, who was Vice
roy of Goa 1506. and great is the difference in Spanifti Writers about the firft that
landed here. Emmanuel Telez.o de Menez.es anchored here fay lome two years before
d' Acuna; Oforius in his 4. lib. de vita Emanuelis reg. Port. fdl. 140. fays, that Fernando Suario
and Roderigo Frierio Mariners in two Ships, returning from India to Lisbone Anno 1506.
accidentally fell upon this Ifle, and fufFered from the treachery of the favage Inhabitants.
Madagafcar (that name founds belt) is queftionlefs the greateft Ifland in the world: for
accounting its extent from Cape Roma in the South South-weft, to the North North-Eaft
point called St. Sebaftian, which is from fixteen to fix and twenty degrees Antartique lati
tude, it is not lefs than 1000. miles; the North end parallels Cuama in Quiloa a famous part
of Africk^y South the great River of Magnice from Mozambique 'tis 45. Leagues, and
the Sea betwixt fits with a very ftrong current: the reputed breadth in fome part 230.
Oforins fays 400. but more certain it is 100, where 'tisnarroweft; The air is temperate^
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Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.
Publication Details: London : printed by R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1677.
Edition: In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed.
Notes: Numerous engraved illustrations, including maps, views of cities and animals, printed within the text. Engraved plate entitled "Rvines of Persæpolis" is signed "W. Hollar fecit 1663". Misprinted page number: 711 instead of 117. Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description: [6], 399, [21] p., [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 32 cm. (fol.)
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- 'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:8, 1:242, 242a:242b, 243:418, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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