The voyages & travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX.
Subtitle: containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries, with several publick transactions reaching neer the present times : in VII books ...
By: the whole work illustrated with divers accurate mapps, and figures, written originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy ; faithfully rendred into English, by John Davies, of Kidwelly.
Contributors: Mandelslo, Johann Albrecht von, 1616-1644.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.
Publisher: Printed for Thomas Dring, and John Starkey, and are to be sold at their shops, at the George in Fleet-Street, neer Clifford's-Inn, and at the Mitre, between the Middle-Temple-gate and Temple-Barr
Published: 1662
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Crusius, Philipp, 1597-1676.; Brüggemann, Otto, 1600-1640.; Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.; Russia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Iran -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Asia, Central -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Asiatic Russia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; East Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Voyages and travels of the ambassadors sent by Frederick Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia; Compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia & the East Indies; Voyages & travels of the ambassadors from the Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX; Voyages & travels of J. Albert de Mandelslo, a gentleman belonging to the Embassy, sent by the Duke of Holstein to the great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, into the East-Indies
Notes: Cox, E.G. Travel, vol. 1, p. 248, 271-272
"Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo, a gentleman belonging to the embassy, from Persia, into the East-Indies : containing a particular description of Indosthan, the Mogul's Empire, the Oriental I[s]lands, Japan, China, &c. and the revolutions which happened in those countries, within these few years : in III. books."
Added, illustrated t.p. has portraits of The High and Mighty Prince Frederick Duke of Holstein, Phillip Kursius, ambassador, Otton Brugman, ambassador, Adam Olearius, secretary of the Embassy, and John Albert Mandelslo, gentleman of the retinue. Has title: The compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia & the East Indies translated by J.D. Signed: I. Chantry, sculp[tit].
Each volume has special t.p. as well as chronological table of contents or "journal." Contents for v. 1 on prelim. p. [12]-[26]; contents for v. 2 on [11] p. at end.
Titles within ruled borders. Contents printed in double columns.
"He [Frederick] employ'd in this Embassy Philip Crusius, a lawyer and his privy councellor, and Otton Brugman, a marchant of Hamborough, whom he honour'd with the quality of councellor"--P. 1.
"Catalogue of all the pieces of sculpture [engravings] contained in these Travels"--Facing p. 1, vol. 1. Maps signed J.D.; portraits of "Michael Federowitz, great Duke of Moscovie," 1645, and "Sefi, King of Persia," 1642, unsigned; portrait of the "Great Mogol" signed Ro[bert] Vaughan, sculp[sit].