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B04709 The proposals for printing the English atlas Pitt, Moses, fl. 1654-1696. 1679 (1679) Wing P2308B; ESTC R187081 12,892 12 View Text
A29628 The original of plotts, or, Some seasonable reflections upon the late horrid fanatick conspiracy in a sermon preached at St. Maries in Dover, on Sunday September 23, 1683 / by James Brome ... Brome, James, d. 1719. 1684 (1684) Wing B4859; ESTC R37479 17,435 30 View Text
A17074 Newes from the East-Indies; or, a voyage to Bengalla, one of the greatest kingdomes under the high and mighty prince Pedesha Shassallem, usually called the Great Mogull With the state and magnificence of the court of Malcandy, kept by the nabob viceroy, or vice-king under the aforesayd monarch: also their detestable religion, mad and foppish rites, and ceremonies, and wicked sacrifices and impious customes used in those parts. Written by William Bruton, now resident in the parish of S. Saviours Southwark, who was an eye and eare witnesse ... Bruton, William. 1638 (1638) STC 3946; ESTC S105960 18,769 35 View Text
B02285 The zea-atlas, or, The water-world shewing all the sea-coasts of y known parts of y earth, with a generall discription of the same. Verie usefull for all masters & mates of shipps, & likwise for merchants newly sett forth. Colom, Jacob Aertsz, 1599-1673. 1688 (1688) Wing C5403I; ESTC R174102 19,633 61 View Text
A35231 The famous and renowned history of the nine worthies of the world ... giving a true historical account of their glorious lives, victories, and deat[hs]. R. B., 1632?-1725? 1700 (1700) Wing C7325; ESTC R246 22,652 24 View Text
A00709 An exact and curious suruey of all the East Indies, euen to Canton, the chiefe cittie of China all duly performed by land, by Monsieur de Monfart, the like whereof was neuer hetherto, brought to an end. VVherein also are described the huge dominions of the great Mogor, to whom that honorable knight, Sir Thomas Roe, was lately sent ambassador from the King. Newly translated out of the trauailers manuscript. Feynes, Henri de.; Loiseau de Tourval, Jean. 1615 (1615) STC 10840; ESTC S102015 23,945 52 View Text
A03828 A treatise of the felicitie, of the life to come Vnsavorie to the obstinate, alluring to such as are gone astray, and to the faithful, full of consolation. By A.H. Hume, Alexander, 1560?-1609. 1594 (1594) STC 13944; ESTC S118805 26,148 64 View Text
A33299 A briefe and yet exact and accurate description of the present state of the great & mighty empire of Germany both touching the formes of their civil government and profession in religion / taken by a diligent and faithfull surveyor of it, with much paines travelled over that whole country to informe himself and others of these things ; now published by Sa. Clarke ... for the publick good. Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1665 (1665) Wing C4503; ESTC R37719 29,102 55 View Text
A13485 The pennyles pilgrimage, or The money-lesse perambulation, of Iohn Taylor, alias the Kings Majesties water-poet How he trauailed on foot from London to Edenborough in Scotland, not carrying any money to or fro, neither begging, borrowing, or asking meate, drinke or lodging. With his description of his entertainment in all places of his iourney, and a true report of the vnmatchable hunting in the brea of Marre and Badenoch in Scotland. With other obseruations, some serious and worthy of memory, and some merry and not hurtfull to be remembred. Lastly that (which is rare in a trauailer) all is true. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1618 (1618) STC 23784; ESTC S118255 31,268 54 View Text
A00549 An East-India colation; or a discourse of travels set forth in sundry obseruations, briefe and delightfull; collected by the author in a voyage he made unto the East-Indies, of almost foure yeares continuance. Written by C.F. Farewell, Christopher. 1633 (1633) STC 10687; ESTC S114627 32,033 108 View Text
A30020 A discourse against unequal marriages viz, against old persons marrying with young, against persons marrying without the parents or friends consent, against persons marrying without their own consent. Bufford, Samuel. 1696 (1696) Wing B5364; ESTC R4795 32,369 134 View Text
A33322 The life & death of Nebuchadnezzar, the Great, the first founder of the Babylonian Empire, represented by the golden head of that image, Dan. 2. 32., and by the lion with eagles wings, Dan. 7. 4. as also of Cyrus, the Great, the first founder of the Empire of the Medes and Persians, represented by the breast, and arms of silver in that image, Dan. 2. 32., and by a bear, Dan. 7. by Sa. Clarke ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1664 (1664) Wing C4530; ESTC R15232 35,680 56 View Text
A20492 The surueye of the vvorld, or situation of the earth, so muche as is inhabited Comprysing briefely the generall partes thereof, with the names both new and olde, of the principal countries, kingdoms, peoples, cities, towns, portes, promontories, hils, woods, mountains, valleyes, riuers and fountains therin conteyned. Also of seas, with their clyffes, reaches, turnings, elbows, quicksands, rocks, flattes, shelues and shoares. A work very necessary and delectable for students of geographie, saylers, and others. First vvritten in Greeke by Dionise Alexandrine, and novv englished by Thomas Twine, Gentl.; Orbis terrae descriptio. English Dionysius, Periegetes.; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613. 1572 (1572) STC 6901; ESTC S112016 35,765 93 View Text
A11090 The post of the vvorld VVherein is contayned the antiquities and originall of the most famous cities in Europe. With their trade and traficke. With their wayes and distance of myles, from country to country. With the true and perfect knowledge of their coynes, the places of their mynts: with al their martes and fayres. And the raignes of all the kinges of England. A booke right necessary and profitable, for all sortes of persons, the like before this tyme not imprinted. Verstegan, Richard, ca. 1550-1640. 1576 (1576) STC 21360; ESTC S116185 36,307 121 View Text
A54498 A treatise of Lewisham (but vulgarly miscalled Dulwich) wells in Kent shewing the time and manner of their discovery, the minerals with which they are impregnated, the several diseases experience hath found them good for, with directions for the use of them, &c. / by John Peter, physician. Peter, John. 1680 (1680) Wing P1691; ESTC R13465 37,829 138 View Text
A13742 The ioiefull and blessed reuniting the two mighty & famous kingdomes, England & Scotland into their ancient name of great Brittaine. By John Bristoll Thornborough, John, 1551-1641. 1605 (1605) STC 24036; ESTC S118409 39,081 92 View Text
A56069 A prospect of Hungary, and Transylvania with a catalogue of the kings of the one, and the princes of the other; together with an account of the qualities of the inhabitants, the commodites of the countries, the chiefest cities, towns, and strong-holds, rivers, and mountains. Whereunto is added an historical narrative of the bloody wars amongst themselves, and with the Turks; continued to this present year 1664. As also a brief description of Bohemia, Austria, Bavaria, Steirmark, Croatia, Dalmatia, Moravia, Silesia, Carinthia, Carniola, and some other adjacent countries contained in a mapp affixed hereunto: in which mapp all the places that are in the power of the Turk have a crescent, or half moon over them; and those in the possession of the Christians have a cross. 1664 (1664) Wing P3808; ESTC R222509 39,973 58 View Text
A89453 The hope of Israel: written by Menasseh ben Israel, a Hebrew divine, and philosopher. Newly extant, and printed in Amsterdam, and dedicated by the author to the High Court, the Parliament of England, and to the Councell of State. Translated into English, and published by authority. In this treatise is shewed the place wherein the ten tribes at this present are, proved partly by the strange relation of one Anthony Montezinus, a Jew, of what befell him as he travelled over the Mountaines Cordillære, with divers other particulars about the restoration of the Jewes, and the time when.; Miḳṿeh Yiśraʼel. English Manasseh ben Israel, 1604-1657.; Wall, Moses. 1650 (1650) Wing M375; Thomason E1350_3; ESTC R18014 43,634 105 View Text
A37110 A Geographical dictionary in which are described the most eminent countreys, towns, ports, seas, streights, and rivers in the whole world : very useful for the understanding of all modern histories. Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682. 1662 (1662) Wing D2920A; ESTC R43133 48,181 147 View Text
A39795 Israel redux, or, The restauration of Israel, exhibited in two short treatises the first contains an essay upon some probable grounds, that the present Tartars near the Caspian Sea, are the posterity of the ten tribes of Israel / by Giles Fletcher ; the second, a dissertation concerning their ancient and successive state, with some Scripture evidences of their future conversion, and establishment in their own land / by S.L. Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611. Tartars, or, Ten tribes.; Lee, Samuel, 1625-1691. 1677 (1677) Wing F1333; Wing L898; ESTC R2002 48,660 138 View Text
A31608 Compendium geographicum, or, A more exact, plain, and easie introduction into all geography ... after the latest discoveries, or alterations, very useful, especially for young noblemen and gentlemen, the like not printed in English / by Peregrin Clifford Chamberlayne ... Chamberlayne, Peregrine Clifford. 1682 (1682) Wing C1861_VARIANT; ESTC R36299 48,706 158 View Text
A71100 A discourse shewing the great happiness that hath and may still accrue to His Majesties kingdomes of England and Scotland by re-uniting them into one Great Britain in two parts / by John Bristol. Thornborough, John, 1551-1641.; Bristol, John Digby, Earl of, 1580-1654. 1641 (1641) Wing T1042A; ESTC R32805 52,904 330 View Text
A92908 Troades Englished. By S.P.; Troades. English Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Pordage, Samuel, 1633-1691? 1660 (1660) Wing S2527; Thomason E2128_2; ESTC R203504 54,854 140 View Text
A85541 GratI Falisci Cynegeticon. Or, A poem of hunting by Gratius the Faliscian. Englished and illustrated by Christopher Wase Gent.; Cynegeticon. English and Latin Grattius, Faliscus.; Wase, Christopher, 1625?-1690. 1654 (1654) Wing G1581; Thomason E1531_3; ESTC R1966 59,252 180 View Text
A06631 An historical treatise of the travels of Noah into Europe containing the first inhabitation and peopling thereof. As also a breefe recapitulation of the kings, governors, and rulers commanding in the same, even untill the first building of Troy by Dardanus. Done into English by Richard Lynche, Gent.; Auctores vetustissimi. English. Selections Nanni, Giovanni, 1432?-1502.; Linche, Richard. 1601 (1601) STC 17092; ESTC S108996 59,562 112 View Text
A70955 The present state of the islands in the archipelago, or Arches, seas of Constantinople and gulph [sic] of Smyrna with the islands of Candia and Rhodes / faithfully describ'd by Ber. Randolph : to which is annexed an index shewing the longitude and latitude of all the places in the new map of Greece lately published by the same author. Randolph, Bernard, b. 1643. 1687 (1687) Wing R234; ESTC R7743 59,927 136 View Text
A53914 A general treatise of the diseases of infants and children collected from the best practical authors by John Pechey ... Pechey, John, 1655-1716. 1697 (1697) Wing P1023; ESTC R1273 61,817 263 View Text
A08538 An epitome of Ortelius his Theater of the vvorld, vvherein the principal regions of the earth are descrived in smalle mappes. VVith a brief declaration annexed to ech mappe. And donne in more exact manner, then lyke declarations in Latin, French, or other languages. It is also amplyfied with new mappes wanting in the Latin editions; Theatrum orbis terrarum. English. Abridgments Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. 1601 (1601) STC 18857; ESTC S120945 62,009 264 View Text
A07401 The vvorke of Pomponius Mela. the cosmographer, concerninge the situation of the world wherein euery parte, is deuided by it selfe in most perfect manner, as appeareth in the table at the ende of the booke. A booke right plesant and profitable for all sortes of men: but speciallie for gentlemen, marchants, mariners, and trauellers, translated out of Latine by Arthur Golding Gentleman.; De chorographia. English Mela, Pomponius.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606. 1585 (1585) STC 17785; ESTC S112496 64,473 102 View Text
A00400 A discourse of the nauigation which the Portugales doe make to the realmes and prouinces of the east partes of the worlde and of the knowledge that growes by them of the great thinges, which are in the dominions of China. Written by Barnardine of Escalanta, of the realme of Galisia priest. Translated out of Spanish into English, by Iohn Frampton.; Discurso de la navegacion que los portugueses hazen à los reinos y provincias del Oriente. English Escalante, Bernardino de, 16th cent.; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596. 1579 (1579) STC 10529; ESTC S101702 64,782 94 View Text
A38761 A breviary of Roman history from the building of Rome, to the year 1119 ... / writ in Latin by Eutropius ; translated into English by several young gentlemen privately educated in Hatton-Garden.; Breviarium ab urbe condita. English Eutropius, 4th cent.; Maidwell, Lewis, 1650-1715. 1684 (1684) Wing E3434; ESTC R15840 65,465 239 View Text
A89620 Bellum Tartaricum, or The conquest of the great and most renowned empire of China, by the invasion of the Tartars, who in these last seven years, have wholy subdued that vast empire. Together with a map of the provinces, and chief cities of the countries, for the better understanding of the story. / Written originally in Latine by Martin Martinius, present in the country at most of the passages herein related, and now faithfully translated into English.; De bello Tartarico historia. English Martini, Martino, 1614-1661. 1654 (1654) Wing M858; Thomason E1499_2; ESTC R208642 67,043 251 View Text
A92196 An itinerary contayning a voyage, made through Italy, in the yeare 1646, and 1647. Illustrated with divers figures of antiquities. Never before published. / By Jo: Raymond, Gent. Raymond, John, Gent.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver. 1648 (1648) Wing R415; Thomason E1128_1; ESTC R33233 71,514 330 View Text
A33320 The life & death of Hannibal, the great captain of the Carthaginians who maintained wars against all the power of Rome for eighteen years together in Italy : as also The life and death of Epaminondas, the great captain of the Thebans ... / by Sa. Clarke ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1665 (1665) Wing C4528; ESTC R10270 71,770 112 View Text
A06165 Euphues shadow, the battaile of the sences Wherein youthfull folly is set downe in his right figure, and vaine fancies are prooued to produce many offences. Hereunto is annexed the deafe mans dialogue, contayning Philamis Athanatos: fit for all sortes to peruse, and the better sorte to practise. By T.L. Gent. Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1592 (1592) STC 16656; ESTC S109569 72,106 104 View Text
A79940 A tour in France & Italy, made by an English Gentleman, 1675 Clenche, John. 1676 (1676) Wing C4639; ESTC R231530 73,662 126 View Text
A18071 The preachers trauels Wherein is set downe a true iournall to the confines of the East Indies, through the great countreyes of Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Media, Hircania and Parthia. With the authors returne by the way of Persia, Susiana, Assiria, Chaldæa, and Arabia. Containing a full suruew of the knigdom [sic] of Persia: and in what termes the Persian stands with the Great Turke at this day: also a true relation of Sir Anthonie Sherleys entertainment there: and the estate that his brother, M. Robert Sherley liued in after his departure for Christendome. With the description of a port in the Persian gulf, commodious for our East Indian merchants; and a briefe rehearsall of some grosse absudities [sic] in the Turkish Alcoran. Penned by I.C. sometimes student in Magdalen Colledge in Oxford. Cartwright, John, of Magdalen College, Oxford. 1611 (1611) STC 4705; ESTC S107677 77,355 114 View Text
A01560 Distractions, or The holy madnesse Feruently (not furiously) inraged against euill men; or against their euills. Wherein the naughty are discouered to themselues, and others: and may here see at once, who they are; what they doe; and how they ought. Somewhat delightfull, but fruitfull altogether: as ordered to please a little; but aymed to profit much. By Iohn Gaule, vtrusque olim Academiæ. Gaule, John, 1604?-1687. 1629 (1629) STC 11689; ESTC S102992 78,981 617 View Text
A50866 The history of the holy vvar began anno 1095, by the Christian princes of Europe against the Turks, for the recovery of the Holy Land, and continued to the year 1294. In two books. To which is added, a particular account of the present war, managed by the emperour, King of Poland, and several other princes against the Turks. By Tho. Mills, gent. Illustrated with copper-plates. Mills, Thomas, gent. 1685 (1685) Wing M2073; ESTC R221362 83,846 225 View Text
A33874 A collection of the funeral-orations, pronounc'd by publick authority in Holland upon the death of ... Mary II Queen of Great Britain, &c. by Dr. James Perizonius ..., Dr. George Grevius ..., F. Francius ..., Mr. Ortwinius ..., and, the learned author of the Collection of new and curious pieces ; to which is added, the invitation of the chancellor of the electoral University of Wittenberg, in Saxony, to George Wilbain Kirchmais, to pronounce a funeral oration upon the Queen's death, &c. ; done into English from the Latin originals. Kirchmaier, Georg Wilhelm, 1673-1759.; Francius, Petrus, 1645-1704. Oratio in funere Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Reginae Mariae. English.; Graevius, Joannes Georgius, 1632-1703. Mariae Stuartae ... Britanniae, Galliae, et Hiberniae Reginae ... justa persoluta. English.; Ortwinius, Joannes. Laudatio funebris recitata post excessum Serenissimae ... Mariae Stuartae. English.; Spanheim, Friedrich, 1632-1701. Laudatio funebris ... Mariae II Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Reginae. English. 1695 (1695) Wing C5203; ESTC R10177 94,331 161 View Text
A01426 The discoueries of the world from their first originall vnto the yeere of our Lord 1555. Briefly written in the Portugall tongue by Antonie Galuano, gouernour of Ternate, the chiefe island of the Malucos: corrected, quoted, and now published in English by Richard Hakluyt, sometimes student of Christ church in Oxford; Tratato. Que compôs o nobre & notavel capitão Antonio Galvão, dos diversos & desvayrados caminhos, por onde nos tempos passados a pimenta & especearia veyo da India ás nossas partes. English Galvão, António, d. 1557.; Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616. 1601 (1601) STC 11543; ESTC S105675 96,105 110 View Text
A50651 A geographical description of the world with a brief account of the several empires, dominions, and parts thereof : as also the natures of the people, the customs, manners, and commodities of the several countreys : with a description of the principal cities in each dominion : together with a short direction for travellers. Meriton, George, 1634-1711. 1671 (1671) Wing M1790; ESTC R32424 97,458 377 View Text
A35233 The general history of earthquakes being an account of the most remarkable and tremendous earthquakes that have happened in divers parts of the world, from the creation to this time, as they are recorded by sacred and common authors, and perticularly those lately in Naples, Smyrna, Jamaica and Sicily : with a description of the famous burning mount, Ætna, in that island, and relation of the several dreadful conflagrations and fiery irruptions thereof for many ages : likewise the natural and material causes of earthquakes, with the usual signs and prognosticks of their approach, and the consequents and effects that have followed several of them / by R.B. R. B., 1632?-1725? 1694 (1694) Wing C7328; ESTC R40369 98,213 196 View Text
A87432 A Judicious vievv of the businesses which are at this time between France and the house of Austria. Most usefull, to know the present posture of the affairs of all Christendom. / Translated out of French, by a person of honour. Person of honour. 1657 (1657) Wing J1187; Thomason E1598_2; ESTC R208868 100,087 241 View Text
A64922 A view of the differences between France and Spain in which is shown the present posture of the affaires of Europe· English't by a person of honour.; Judicious vievv of the businesses which are at this time between France and the house of Austria. Person of honour. 1684 (1684) Wing V362C; ESTC R222550 100,105 246 View Text
A03196 The exemplary lives and memorable acts of nine the most worthy women in the vvorld three Iewes. Three gentiles. Three Christians. Written by the author of the History of women. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver. 1640 (1640) STC 13316; ESTC S104033 101,805 245 View Text
A30473 Three letters concerning the present state of Italy written in the year 1687 ... : being a supplement to Dr. Burnet's letters. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing B5931; ESTC R20842 102,028 209 View Text
A44736 A new English grammar prescribing as certain rules as the languages will bear, for forreners to learn English : ther is also another grammar of the Spanish or Castilian toung, with some special remarks upon Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1662 (1662) Wing H3095; ESTC R23452 103,282 288 View Text
A29825 An account of several travels through a great part of Germany in four journeys ... : illustrated with sculptures / by Edward Brown ... Brown, Edward, 1644-1708. 1677 (1677) Wing B5109; ESTC R19778 106,877 188 View Text
A58781 The model of the government of the province of East-New-Jersey in America and encouragements for such as designs to be concerned there : published for information of such as are desirous to be interested in that place. Scot, George, d. 1685. 1685 (1685) Wing S2036; ESTC R35166 110,424 282 View Text
A48871 An abridgment of Mr. Locke's Essay concerning humane [sic] understanding; Essay concerning human understanding Locke, John, 1632-1704.; Wynne, John, 1667-1743. 1696 (1696) Wing L2735; ESTC R23044 115,066 330 View Text
A09829 The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the east partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other kingdoms and prouinces. No lesse pleasant, than profitable, as appeareth by the table, or contents of this booke. Most necessary for all sortes of persons, and especially tor trauellers. Translated into English; Travels of Marco Polo. English Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596. 1579 (1579) STC 20092; ESTC S105055 116,899 196 View Text
A61359 An essay upon Statius, or, The five first books of Publ. Papinius Statius his Thebais done into English verse by T.S., with the poetick history illustrated.; Thebais. Liber 1-5. English Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius).; Stephens, Thomas, d. 1677. 1648 (1648) Wing S5335; ESTC R21944 118,459 166 View Text
A06137 The first part of the diall of daies containing 320. Romane triumphes, besides the triumphant obelisks and pyramydes of the Aegyptians, the pillers, arches, and trophies triumphant, of the Græcians, and the Persians, with their pompe and magnificence: of feastes and sacrifices both of the Iewes and of the Gentils, with the stately games and plaies belonging to these feastes and sacrifices, with the birthes and funeral pomps of kinges and emperours, as you shall finde more at large in the 2. part, wherein all kind of triumphes are enlarged. By Lodowick Lloid Esquire. Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610. 1590 (1590) STC 16621; ESTC S108766 125,621 204 View Text
A09195 The compleat gentleman fashioning him absolute in the most necessary & commendable qualities concerning minde or bodie that may be required in a noble gentleman. By Henry Peacham, Mr. of Arts sometime of Trinity Coll: in Cambridge. Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?; Delaram, Francis, 1589 or 90-1627, engraver. 1622 (1622) STC 19502; ESTC S114333 134,242 209 View Text
A16482 The trauellers breuiat, or, An historicall description of the most famous kingdomes in the world relating their situations, manners, customes, ciuill gouernment, and other memorable matters. / Translated into English.; Relazioni universali. English Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617.; Johnson, Robert, fl. 1586-1626. 1601 (1601) STC 3398; ESTC S115576 135,154 186 View Text
A33342 A new description of the world, or, A compendious treatise of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, countries, islands, cities, and towns of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America in their scituation, product, manufactures, and commodities, geographical and historical : with an account of the natures of the people in their habits, customes, warrs, religions, and policies &c. : as also of the rarities, wonders, and curiosities of fishes, beasts, birds, rivers, mountains, plants, &c., with several remarkable revolutions and delightful histories / faithfully collected from the best authors by S. Clark. Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1689 (1689) Wing C4554; ESTC R26606 137,166 242 View Text
A58002 The present state of the Greek and Armenian churches, anno Christi 1678 written at the command of His Majesty by Paul Ricaut. Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. 1679 (1679) Wing R2411; ESTC R25531 138,138 503 View Text
A68345 The Low-Country common wealth contayninge an exact description of the eight vnited Prouinces. Now made free. Translated out of french by Ed· Grimeston Le Petit, Jean François, 1546-ca. 1615.; Grimeston, Edward. 1609 (1609) STC 15485; ESTC S108474 144,538 311 View Text
A63407 A collection of several relations and treatises singular and curious of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne not printed among his first six voyages ... / published by Edmund Everard, Esquire ... Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689.; Everard, Edmund. 1680 (1680) Wing T250; ESTC R35212 152,930 194 View Text
A65182 Voyages and discoveries in South-America the first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform'd at the command of the King of Spain by Christopher D'Acugna : the second up the river of Plata, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi by Mons Acarete : the third from Cayenne into Guiana, in search of the lake of Parima, reputed the richest place in the world by M. Grillet and Bechamel : done into English from the originals, being the only accounts of those parts hitherto extant : the whole illustrated with notes and maps. Acuña, Cristóbal de, b. 1597. Nuevo descubrimiento del gran rio de las Amazonas. English.; Acarete, du Biscay, 17th cent. Relation des voyages dans la rivière de la Plate. English.; Grillet, Jean, 1624-1677. Journal du voyage qu'on fait les Per̀es Jean Grillet et François Bećhamel ... dans la Goyane l'an 1674. English.; Béchamel, François, 1637-1676. 1698 (1698) Wing V746; ESTC R1215 153,168 365 View Text
A08239 The nauigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie by Nicholas Nicholay Daulphinois, Lord of Arfeuile, chamberlaine and geographer ordinarie to the King of Fraunce conteining sundry singularities which the author hath there seene and obserued: deuided into foure bookes, with threescore figures, naturally set forth as well of men as women, according to the diuersitie of nations, their port, intreatie, apparrell, lawes, religion and maner of liuing, aswel in time of warre as peace: with diuers faire and memorable histories, happened in our time. Translated out of the French by T. Washington the younger.; Quatre premiers livres de navigations et peregrinations orientales. English Nicolay, Nicolas de, 1517-1583.; Washington, Thomas, fl. 1585.; Stell, John, fl. 1580. 1585 (1585) STC 18574; ESTC S113220 160,097 302 View Text
A31298 The New atlas, or, Travels and voyages in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, thro' the most renowned parts of the world ... performed by an English gentleman, in nine years travel and voyages, more exact than ever. T. C. 1698 (1698) Wing C139; ESTC R6334 161,632 252 View Text
A67683 A defence of the Discourse concerning the earth before the flood being a full reply to a late answer to exceptions made against The theory of the earth : wherein those exceptions are vindicated and reinforced, and objections against the new hypothesis of the deluge answered : exceptions also are made against the review of the theory / by Erasmus Warren ... Warren, Erasmus. 1691 (1691) Wing W963; ESTC R8172 161,741 237 View Text
A77171 The martial-field of Europe being a geographical and historical description of those parts of Europe, which are most famous in this present war, viz. I. Flanders, II. The Rhine, III. Savoy, IV. Catalonia, V. Hungary, VI. Greece. With an account of the several revolutions of those places, either by conquest or treaties of peace, particularly from the treaty of Munster in 1648. to this present time. By A. Boyer, Gent. Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729. 1694 (1694) Wing B3916; ESTC R203420 162,311 286 View Text
A20143 The three orations of Demosthenes chiefe orator among the Grecians, in fauour of the Olynthians, a people in Thracia, now called Romania with those his fower orations titled expressely & by name against king Philip of Macedonie: most nedefull to be redde in these daungerous dayes, of all them that loue their countries libertie, and desire to take warning for their better auayle, by example of others. Englished out of the Greeke by Thomas Wylson doctor of the ciuill lawes. After these orations ended, Demosthenes lyfe is set foorth, and gathered out of Plutarch, Lucian, Suidas, and others, with a large table, declaring all the principall matters conteyned in euerye part of this booke. Seene and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Selections. English Demosthenes.; Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581. 1570 (1570) STC 6578; ESTC S109558 171,123 198 View Text
A31023 Mirza a tragedie, really acted in Persia, in the last age : illustrated with historicall annotations / the author, R.B., Esq. Baron, Robert, b. 1630. 1647 (1647) Wing B891; ESTC R17210 172,168 287 View Text
A12718 England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland described and abridged with ye historic relation of things worthy memory from a farr larger voulume done by Iohn Speed.; Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Abridgements Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Keere, Pieter van den, ca. 1571-ca. 1624, engraver.; Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia. 1627 (1627) STC 23035; ESTC S103213 178,357 376 View Text
A64345 An account of Poland containing a geographical description of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and the wars they have been engag'd in, the constitution of that government, particularly the manner of electing and crowning their king, his power and prerogatives : with a brief history of the Tartars / by Monsieur Hauteville ... ; to which is added, a chronology of the Polish kings, the abdication of King John Casimir, and the rise and progress of Socinianisme ; likewise a relation of the chief passages during the last interregnum ; and the election and coronation of the new King Frederic Augustus ; the whole comprehending whatsoever is curious and worthy of remark in the former and present state of Poland.; Relation historique de la Pologne. English Tende, Gaspard de, 1618-1697. 1698 (1698) Wing T678; ESTC R20715 178,491 319 View Text
A67248 The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals representing their religions, rites, manners, customs, games, feasts, arts and sciences : together with a succint account of their emperors, consuls, cities, colonies and families, in two parts, necessary for the introduction of youth into all the useful knowledge of antiquity / by O.W. Walker, Obadiah, 1616-1699. 1692 (1692) Wing W397; ESTC R991 180,848 486 View Text
A49909 Twelve dissertations out of Monsieur Le Clerk's Genesis ... done out of Latin by Mr. Brown ; to which is added, a dissertation concerning the Israelites passage through the Red Sea, by another hand. Le Clerc, Jean, 1657-1736.; Brown, Mr.; Another hand. 1696 (1696) Wing L828; ESTC R16733 184,316 356 View Text
A03097 The famous hystory of Herodotus Conteyning the discourse of dyuers countreys, the succession of theyr kyngs: the actes and exploytes atchieued by them: the lavves and customes of euery nation: with the true description and antiquitie of the same. Deuided into nine bookes, entituled vvith the names of the nine Muses.; History. Book 1-2. English Herodotus.; B. R., fl. 1584.; Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617, attributed name. 1584 (1584) STC 13224; ESTC S106097 186,488 248 View Text
A06421 Certaine select dialogues of Lucian together with his true historie, translated from the Greeke into English by Mr Francis Hickes. Whereunto is added the life of Lucian gathered out of his owne writings, with briefe notes and illustrations upon each dialogue and booke, by T.H. Mr of Arts of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Dialogi. English. Selections Lucian, of Samosata.; Hickes, Thomas, 1599-1634.; Hickes, Francis, 1566-1631. 1634 (1634) STC 16893; ESTC S108898 187,997 214 View Text
A01395 The glory of England, or A true description of many excellent prerogatiues and remarkeable blessings, whereby she triumpheth ouer all the nations of the world vvith a iustifiable comparison betweene the eminent kingdomes of the earth, and herselfe: plainely manifesting the defects of them all in regard of her sufficiencie and fulnesse of happinesse. By T.G. Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624? 1618 (1618) STC 11517; ESTC S102803 192,041 344 View Text
A51176 A new history of China containing a description of the most considerable particulars of that vast empire / written by Gabriel Magaillans, of the Society of Jesus ... ; done out of French.; Doze excelências da China. English Magalhães, Gabriel de, 1609-1677. 1688 (1688) Wing M247; ESTC R12530 193,751 341 View Text
A17521 The eyght bookes of Caius Iulius Cæsar conteyning his martiall exploytes in the realme of Gallia and the countries bordering vppon the same translated oute of latin into English by Arthur Goldinge G.; De bello Gallico. English Caesar, Julius.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.; Hirtius, Aulus. De bello Gallico. Liber 8. 1565 (1565) STC 4335; ESTC S107121 200,458 592 View Text
A41853 The history of the war of Cyprus. Written originally in Latin. With a new map of the island.; De bello Cyprio. English Graziani, Antonio Maria, 1537-1611.; Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723.; Lusignano, Stefano, 1537-1590. 1687 (1687) Wing G1628; ESTC R5120 202,605 482 View Text
A89825 America: or An exact description of the West-Indies: more especially of those provinces which are under the dominion of the King of Spain. / Faithfully represented by N.N. gent. N. N. 1655 (1655) Wing N26; Thomason E1644_1; ESTC R209078 208,685 499 View Text
A46295 The wonderful, and most deplorable history of the latter times of the Jews with the destruction of the city of Jerusalem. Which history begins where the Holy Scriptures do end. By Josephus Ben Gorion whereunto is added a brief of the ten captivities; with the pourtrait of the Roman rams, and engines of battery, &c. As also of Jerusalem; with the fearful, and presaging apparitions that were seen in the air before her ruins. Moreover, there is a parallel of the late times and crimes in London, with those in Jerusalem.; Josippon. English. Abridgments. Joseph ben Gorion, ha-Kohen, attributed name.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Ibn Daud, Abraham ben David, Halevi, ca. 1110-ca. 1180.; Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. 1671 (1671) Wing J1086A; ESTC R216340 213,458 417 View Text
A20479 A righte noble and pleasant history of the successors of Alexander surnamed the Great, taken out of Diodorus Siculus: and some of their lives written by the wise Plutarch. Translated out of French into Englysh. by Thomas Stocker; Bibliotheca historica. Book 18-20. English Diodorus, Siculus.; Plutarch. Lives. English. Selections.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1569 (1569) STC 6893; ESTC S109708 214,981 340 View Text
B07157 The fift [sic] booke of the most pleasant and [d]electable historie of Amadis de Gaule. [Contai]ning the first part of the most strange vali[ant and] worthy actes of Esplandian sonne to Amadis [de Gaule] as his strange sailing in the great serpent, the winning of his sword, [co]nquest of the castle La montaigne defendu, his warres with Armato King of Turkie, his loue to Leonorine daughter to the Emperour of Constantinople, with diuers seruices done in her behalfe: the b[e]sieging of Constantinople by the Turks and pagans, with their ouerthrow by the Christian princes: his marriage with Leonorine, his investing in the Empire of Greece: and lastly his enchantment with diuers other princes in the pallace of [Apol]lidon deuised by Urganda..; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 5. English. 1598 (1598) STC 542.5; ESTC S125824 217,125 280 View Text
A48868 The fifth book of the most pleasant and delectable history of Amadis de Gaule containing the first part of the most strange, valiant, and worthy acts of Esplandian, son to Amadis de Gaule ...; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance) Lobeira, Vasco de, d. 1403.; Lobeira, Joâo de, d. 1386? 1664 (1664) Wing L2731; ESTC R12437 221,431 272 View Text
A33311 A geographicall description of all the countries in the known vvorld as also of the greatest and famousest cities and fabricks which have been, or are now remaining : together with the greatest rivers, the strangest fountains, the various minerals, stones, trees ... which are to be found in every country : unto which is added, a description of the rarest beasts, fowls ... which are least known amongst us / collected out of the most approved authors ... by Sa. Clarke ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.; Gaywood, Richard, fl. 1650-1680. 1657 (1657) Wing C4516; ESTC R36024 224,473 240 View Text
A49866 A fountain of gardens watered by the rivers of divine pleasure, and springing up in all the variety of spiritual plants; blown up the pure breath into a paradise, sending forth their sweet savours, and strong odours, for soul-refreshing. By Jane Lead.; Fountain of gardens. Vol. 1. Lead, Jane, 1623-1704. 1696 (1696) Wing L783AA; ESTC R212811 225,353 601 View Text
A26221 Memoirs of the court of Spain in two parts / written by an ingenious French lady ; done into English by T. Brown.; Mémoires de la cour d'Espagne. English Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 51-1705.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704. 1692 (1692) Wing A4220; ESTC R13347 229,310 448 View Text
A19304 The historie of tvvo the moste noble capitaines of the worlde, Anniball and Scipio of theyr dyuers battailes and victories, excedyng profitable to reade, gathered and translated into Englishe, out of Titus Liuius, and other authoures, by Antonye Cope esquier. Cope, Anthony, Sir, d. 1551.; Livy. 1544 (1544) STC 5718; ESTC S108669 233,285 302 View Text
A29826 A brief account of some travels in divers parts of Europe viz Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli : through a great part of Germany, and the Low-Countries : through Marca Trevisana, and Lombardy on both sides of the Po : with some observations on the gold, silver, copper, quick-silver mines, and the baths and mineral waters in those parts : as also, the description of many antiquities, habits, fortifications and remarkable places / by Edward Brown. Brown, Edward, 1644-1708. 1685 (1685) Wing B5111; ESTC R7514 234,342 240 View Text
A55228 A commentary on the prophecy of Micah by Edward Pocock ... Pococke, Edward, 1604-1691. 1677 (1677) Wing P2663; ESTC R8469 247,381 128 View Text
A44752 A survay of the signorie of Venice, of her admired policy, and method of government, &c. with a cohortation to all Christian princes to resent her dangerous condition at present / by James Howell Esq. Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1651 (1651) Wing H3112; ESTC R14157 254,948 257 View Text
A49450 A new history of Ethiopia being a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia, vulgarly, though erroneously called the empire of Prester John : in four books ... : illustrated with copper plates / by ... Job Ludolphus ... ; made English, by J.P., Gent.; Historia Aethiopica. English Ludolf, Hiob, 1624-1704.; J. P., Gent. 1682 (1682) Wing L3468; ESTC R9778 257,513 339 View Text
A47586 An historical relation of the island Ceylon, in the East-Indies together, with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers other Englishmen now living there, and of the authors miraculous escape : illustrated with figures, and a map of the island / by Robert Knox. Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720. 1681 (1681) Wing K742; ESTC R16598 257,665 227 View Text
A04863 The theorike and practike of moderne vvarres discoursed in dialogue vvise. VVherein is declared the neglect of martiall discipline: the inconuenience thereof: the imperfections of manie training captaines: a redresse by due regard had: the fittest weapons for our moderne vvarre: the vse of the same: the parts of a perfect souldier in generall and in particular: the officers in degrees, with their seuerall duties: the imbattailing of men in formes now most in vse: with figures and tables to the same: with sundrie other martiall points. VVritten by Robert Barret. Comprehended in sixe bookes. Barret, Robert, fl. 1600. 1598 (1598) STC 1500; ESTC S106853 258,264 244 View Text
A49426 Part of Lucian made English from the originall, in the yeare 1638 by Jasper Mayne ..., to which are adjoyned those other dialogues of Lucian as they were formerly translated by Mr. Francis Hicks. Lucian, of Samosata.; Mayne, Jasper, 1604-1672.; Hickes, Francis, 1566-1631. 1663 (1663) Wing L3434; ESTC R32905 264,332 418 View Text
A41559 Geography anatomiz'd, or, The compleat geographical grammar being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography after a new and curious method / collected from the best authors and illustrated with divers maps by Pat. Gordon ... Gordon, Patrick, fl. 1700. 1699 (1699) Wing G1288; ESTC R15742 267,427 492 View Text
A01342 The historie of the holy vvarre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver. 1639 (1639) STC 11464; ESTC S121250 271,232 328 View Text
A40669 The historie of the holy vvarre by Thomas Fuller ... Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650.; Cleveland, John, 1613-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing F2438; ESTC R18346 271,602 341 View Text
A13830 The Spanish Mandeuile of miracles. Or The garden of curious flowers VVherin are handled sundry points of humanity, philosophy, diuinitie, and geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant histories. First written in Spanish, by Anthonio De Torquemeda, and out of that tongue translated into English. It was dedicated by the author, to the right honourable and reuerent prelate, Don Diego Sarmento de soto Maior, Bishop of Astorga. &c. It is deuided into sixe treatises, composed in manner of a dialogue, as in the next page shall appeare.; Jardin de flores curiosas. English Torquemada, Antonio de, fl. 1553-1570.; Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.; Walker, Ferdinand. 1600 (1600) STC 24135; ESTC S118471 275,568 332 View Text
A05335 Of the interchangeable course, or variety of things in the whole world and the concurrence of armes and learning, thorough the first and famousest nations: from the beginning of ciuility, and memory of man, to this present. Moreouer, whether it be true or no, that there can be nothing sayd, which hath not bin said heretofore: and that we ought by our owne inuentions to augment the doctrine of the auncients; not contenting our selues with translations, expositions, corrections, and abridgments of their writings. Written in French by Loys le Roy called Regius: and translated into English by R.A.; De la vicissitude ou variete des choses en l'univers. English Leroy, Louis, d. 1577.; Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641. 1594 (1594) STC 15488; ESTC S113483 275,844 270 View Text
A35513 The life and death of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon in ten books / by Curtius Rufus ... done into English by the same hand that translated the last volume of The holy court. Curtius Rufus, Quintus.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665. 1674 (1674) Wing C7697B; ESTC R29693 278,363 514 View Text
A43199 Ductor historicus, or, A short system of universal history and an introduction to the study of that science containing a chronology of the most celebrated persons and actions from the creation to this time, a compendious history of ... transactions ... of the ancient monarchies and governments of the world, an account of the writings of the most noted historians ... together with definitions and explications of terms used in history and chronology, and general instructions for the reading of history / partly translated from the French of M. de Vallemont, but chiefly composed anew by W.J., M.A. Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735.; Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721. Elémens de l'histoire. 1698 (1698) Wing H1309; ESTC R15760 279,844 444 View Text