An accurate description of the island and kingdom of Sicily
Subtitle: its provinces, towns and remarkable places, as well as the islands belonging to it : with an account of the public roads, for the benefit of travellers, the distance of one place from another, and what is worthy of observation in each place : likewise, The origin and foundation of towns ; --the rarities which are to be seen in their churches, convents, colleges, hospitals, &c.--their palaces described : and the political government of Sicily--The names of the great and illustrious men it produced, as well as of the present principal famalies residing in that Kingdom : to which is added, A narrative of the island and kingdom of Sardinia
By: the whole newly translated from the French by D. Macnab
Publisher: Printed for and sold by the booksellers
Published: 1786
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Description and travel
Notes: "... the following translation is taken from a French author, who was for some years a resident in that country in the reign of Lewis the XIVth of France, and designs himself D.T.V.Y. ..."-- P. ii.

Traditionally considered a translation of Pierre d'Avity's "Le monde, ou la description generale de ses quatre parties," this work contains multiple references to the earthquakes of 1693 (see p. 64); consequently the text in this form could not originally have been by d'Avity, who died in 1635.

ESTC (RLIN) T116171.