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An historical and geographical description of Formosa, an island subject to the emperor of Japan : giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, & c. of the inhabitants : together with a relation of what happen'd to the author in his travels. / by George Psalmanaazaar.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763.
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Apologetics.
- Taiwan.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages xiv, 2 unnumbered pages, 131, that is, 331 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 color) : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Dan. Brown [and 3 others], 1704.
- Notes:
- A fabrication. The author's real name is unknown. "Psalmanazar ... wrote in Latin, and the main portion of his manuscript was translated by Mr. Oswald ... what was not due to his own imagination he borrowed from Varenius's Descriptio regni Japoniae et Siam, Amsterdam, 1649, or Candidius' Voyages."--Dictionary of National Biography.
- OCLC:
- 2949412
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