A.de La Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa;...
Subtitle: containing a great variety of geographical, topographical, and political observations on those parts of the world; especially on Italy,Turky... Sweden and Lapland... with an historical account of the most considerable events ... during : the space of above 25 years; such as ... the late king of Sweden's reception and entertainment at Bender...in fine, all the chief transactions of the senate and states of Sweden,etc
Contributors: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, engraver; Smith, R., engraver; Vertue, George, 1684-1756, engraver; Dockley, engraver; Lewis, W., Jr., former owner; Symons, William, of the Middle Temple, former owner
Publisher: Printed for the author
Published: 1723
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Description and travel
Other titles: Travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
Notes: Imprint for vol. 3: Printed for E. Symon..., J. Newton and J. Oswald...; L. Gilliver...; J. Nourse...; and T. Payne..., 1732. The title for vol. 3 is The voyages and travels of... Also it adds on the title page: translated from the French.

Pagination: vol. 1 -- [8], 440 p., [24] leaves of plates; vol. 2 -- 432, 72 p., [16] leaves of plates; vol. 3 -- [8], 196, [12] p., ix leaves of plates. (The appendix and 2 pp. pub. ads = the 12 pages at end of vol. 3). Plates are variously numbered.

Engravers include: W. Hogarth, R. Smith, G. Vertue, Dockley.

Boston Public Library (Rare Book Department) set: ex libris (signature): W. Lewis, Jr.; (armorial bookplate, v.2): Wm. Symons