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3 z Trejler^fohn.
Tropique, divided by the /Equinodial, under or near which is Amara his chief Fort
and comprehended totally within the burning Zone; that vail trad or fcope of land
commonly comprizing thofe parts which Ptol. and other ancient Cofmographers term
ed zy£thiopa fub (L&gypto, the Troglodita and Cinr.amomifera-, regions now known by thp
Name of Cajfaria, Goyame, Bagamidra^ Ttgremahon, Barnagajfo, &cc. and himfelf faid
to defcend from Maqueda the Sab tan Queen that gave Solomon an afFedionate vifit^which
made her People Jewifh Profelytes', after converted unto Chrift by Cmdace's Eunuch
or by Saint Thomas the Apoftle of the Orient ^ which profeflion they have ever llnce con >
tinned: but in what Age tranfplanted from Arabia to Africkj uncertainly ftoried I
muft neverthelefs adhere to my.former fcruple, as to the defcription we have of tliofe
feveral Kingdoms and Provinces ufually attributed to him in his Titles: Not that I de
ny there is fuch a Chriftian Prince in that yzxtot Afriqm (albeit the Epithete we give'
more probably belongs to another Neftorian Prince of T endue, part of Cathaia OrScyl
thia extra Imaum) but have fome doubt (& qui dnbitat neganti efi proximo) of the con
fiderablenefs of his power as well as of the defcription made by Frier Alvarez., who Anna
1520. having buried his Comrade Galvano at Cumrho, travelled to moft parts of this Em
pire *, a ftory fo well credited by Ramufim as induced him to illuftrate his relation with
CutsinBrafs: For, were he a Prince of that force and extent of Dominion as I have
above mentioned, is itprobable he would fuffer himfelf tobelhut up and confin'dtoth^
moft fcorching and unpleafimt parts of AfrSque ? where the greateft part is rowlin^
fands, which permit no foundation of Towns nor long Nations ^ howbeit his vagrant
courfe of life, and inhabiting in Tents after the old Numidian manner will partly ex-
cu'fe that buttobepen'd in without any intercourfe with the Red-fea or ^qifimhan
Ocean, which would render him a more puiflant Prince, give him the advantage of
Trade andaccefs to his Country,and better aflbciate him with Chriftian Kings and States
make his fuppofedgreatnefs very dubious; for if what we read be true, that of late
years the nakedunwarliqueSavages (whomthe Portugals make little account of) have
totally forced him from the Ports and Commands he had upon the ^fifimbancoafa
in Ethiopia inferior, from the Kingdom of Adell which llretches to Cape Gmrdafu
(Aromatd

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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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Herbert, Thomas
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