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Voyages en anglois et en françois d'A. de la Motraye en diverses provinces
Author: Aubry de la Mottraye
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CELT is indebted to C.J. Woods, formerly of the R.I.A., for drawing our attention to these documents in 2012.
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- A. De la Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa; with proper cutts and maps: Containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those parts of the world; especially on Italy, Turky, Greece, Crim and Noghaian Tartaries, Circassia, Sweden, and Lapland. A curious collection of things particularly rare, both in nature and antiquity; such as remains of ancient cities and colonies, inscriptions, idols, medals, minerals, &c. With an historical account of the most considerable events which happen'd during the space of above 25 years; such as a great revolution in the Turkish Empire, by which the emperor was depos'd; the engaging of the Russian and Turkish armies on the banks of the Pruth; the late King of Sweden's reception and entertainment at bender; his transactions with the porte, during his stay of above four years in Turky; his return into his dominions, compaigns in Norway, death, &c. His sister, the princess Ulrica's accession to the throne, her generous resignation of it to her consort the present King; and, in fine, all the chief transactions of the senate and states of Sweden, &c. Reprinted Gale Ecco, 2010.
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The edition used in the digital edition- Voyages en anglois et en françois d'A. de la Motraye en diverses provinces ...; avec des remarques géographiques, topographiques, historiques & politiques sur ... païs par lesquels l'auteur a passé & repassé comme l'Irlande tirées non seulement de ses observations mais encore des mémoires qui lui ont été communiquez ... . Aubry de la Mottraye First edition [1 volume] Grierson & BradleyDublin (1732)
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Created: by Aubry de la Mottraye (16741743)
Date range: August to November 1732.
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Language: [EN] The text is in eighteenth-century French.
Language: [FR] Some words in the editor's notes are in English.
Language: [LA] Some names and phrases are in Latin.
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