The life & adventures of Sig Gaudentio di Lucca
By: written by himself. ; Giving an account of the country in the midst of the vast desarts [sic] of Africa, being unknown to any person except Sig. Gaudentio, and its inhabitants, altho' as ancient, populous, and civilized, as the Chinese. With a particular account of their antiquity, origin, religion, customs, policy, &c.--the manner how they got first over those vast desarts [sic],--and their method of travelling. Interspersed with several most surprising and curious incidents. ; Copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's Library at Venice
Edition: First American edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 30059
Publisher: Printed and sold by John Trumbull, at his printing-office a few rods west from the court house.
Published: 1796
Place of publication: Norwich [Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
Subjects: Imaginary Voyages; Inquisition; Utopias
Notes: Not a translation, though so described in some editions. Attributed to Berington in the New Cambridge bibliography of English literature. Sometimes wrongly attributed to George Berkeley.

First published at London in 1737 under title: The memoirs of Signor Gaudentio de Lucca.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-T²⁴ U² V⁴ W1

Evans 30059

Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 1916