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Struys (jan Janszoon) The Perillous And Most Unhap

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Struys (Jan Janszoon) The Perillous and most Unhappy Voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia,
Tartary...Rendred out of Nether-dutch by John Morrison, first English edition, additional engraved pictorial title, title in red and black, folding engraved map and 19 folding plates, a little soiled, some plates slightly frayed at edges, one torn at inner margin, contemporary sprinkled calf, small paper label to foot of spine, rubbed, [Wing S6019], 4to, for Samuel Smith, 1683.

***Including views of Astrakhan, Isfahan, Persepolis and Muscat, as well as Tartars on horseback, sturgeon fishing in the Volga, and massacres in Siam and Astrakhan..

Estimate £1,800 - £2,200
Starting Bid £1,600
Uk Auction
Apr 4, 2012
Ended
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Bloomsbury Auctions

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