Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia. Never before translated into English. Containing, A most particular Account, of the Religion, Government, Trade, Product, Rarities, Structures, Arts and Sciences of that great Monarchy An exact description of the Court and City of Ispahan, the Capital thereof; as also of the celebrated Ruins of Persepolis, the antient Metropolis of that Nation, and of several other Places of Note. With Genuine Copies of the Instructions given by the English, French and other Powers, to their respective Embassadors in Persia, China, Japan, and other Eastern Empires; no less useful and instructive for carrying on the Commerce in those Parts, than satilfactory to the Curious. Adorn'd and illustrated with a great number of cutts. In [eight] volumes. By Edm. Lloyd, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Voyages du chevalier Chardin en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient. Selections. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Middle East.

Iran--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Iran.

Physical Description:

2v.,plates ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author; and sold by J. Smith in Exeter-Change in the Strand, 1720.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Edmund Lloyd's translation of part of vols. 3 and 4 of the Amsterdam edition of the 'Voyages', 1711.

Originally printed with "In eight volumes." and "Vol. I." on the titlepage; later states have "two" substituted for "eight" and "Vol. I." erased.

Titlepage in red and black.

Only two volumes published.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N23323.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.