A voyage to Abyssinia
Subtitle: by Father Jerome Lobo, a Portuguese Jesuit. Containing, A Narrative of the Dangers he underwent in his first Attempt to pass from the Indies into Abyssinia; with a Description of the Coasts of the Red-Sea. An Account of the History, Laws, Customs, Religion, Habits, and Buildings of the Abyssins; with the Rivers, Air, Soil, Birds, Beasts, Fruits and other natural Productions of that remote and unfrequented Country. A Relation of the Admission of the Jesuits into Abyssinia in 1625, and their Expulsion from thence in 1634. An exact Description of the Nile, its Head, its Branches, the Course of its Waters, and the Cause of its Inundations. With a continuation of the history of Abyssinia down to the beginning of the eighteenth century, and fifteen dissertations on various subjects, relating to the history, antiquities, government, religion, manners, and natural history of Abyssinia, and other countries mention'd by Father Jerome Lobo
By: by Mr. Le Grand. From the French
Contributors: Le Grand, Joachim, 1653-1733; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch (Firm); Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch at the Red-Lyon in Paternoster-Row
Published: 1735
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Description and travel; History; Travel; Jesuits
Work titles: Voyage historique d'Abyssinie
Notes: Title-page printed in red and black.

Four final unnumbered leaves of contents.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T88596

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.

Translated by Dr. Samuel Johnson. cf. Fumagali, Bibliografia etopica, p. 14.