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Travels through the Low countries: Germany, Italy and France, with curious observations, natural, topographical, moral, physiological, & c. Also, A catalogue of plants, found spontaneously growing in those parts, and their virtues
1738, Printed for J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, W. Innys, R. Robinson, J. Wilford, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, O. Payne, W. Shropshire, J. and R. Tonson, T. Woodman, R. Chandler, and J. Wellington
in English
- The second edition. Corrected and improv'd, and adorn'd with copper-plates.
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Vol. 1 was first issued in 1673, as a separate work, under the title "Observations, topographical, moral, and physiological, made in a journey through part of the Low-countries, & c.," which here appears as caption title.
Vol. 2 has title "A collection of curious travels and voyages. Containing Dr. Leonhart Rauwolff's Journey into the eastern countries, viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, & c. Translated from the original high Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. And also, travels into Greece, Asia, Minor, Egypt, Arabia Felix, Petraea, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, & c. Collected from the observations of Mons. Belon, Prosper Alpinus, Dr. Huntingdon, Mr. Vernon, Sir George Wheeler, Dr. Smith, Mr. Greaves, and others. To which are added three catalogues of such trees, shrubs and herbs as grow in the Levant. By the Rev. John Ray, F. R. S." (First issued 1693 in 2 v. as a separate work.)
The half-titles and title-pages of both volumes are printed in red and black; divisional title-pages are printed in black only.
'Catalogus stirpium in exteris regionibus ...' in vol. 1 and 'Stirpium orientalium. Rariorum catalogi tres.' in vol. 2 are printed in Latin and have separate pagination.
Half-title: 'Mr. Ray's travels.'.
Keynes, 22
Keynes, 96
English Short Title Catalog, T92839.
The "Catalogue of plants" in v. 1 and the "Three catalogues" in v. 2 are in Latin, each having special t. p. and separate paging.
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