Familiar letters from a gentleman at Damascus, to his sister in London. Containing, I. A curious and compendious Account of the ancient State of Asia. II. The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian and Median Monarchies. III. The ancient and present State of the Persian and Turkish (or Ottoman) Empires. IV. The History of Egypt, now a Province subject to the Turks. V. A Description of their chief Towns, with their ancient Names. VI. Their several and respective Manners, Customs, and Governments. VII. Their Religions, Genius, Tempers, Persons, Habits, Diversions, Exercises, and Curiosities Also an account of The Lives, Travels, Miracles, Sufferings and Deaths of our Blessed Saviour, and his Apostles. With Explanatory, Theological, Historical, Geographical and Miscellaneous notes: And proper References to the Holy Scriptures interspers'd throughout the Whole. By a gentleman of Oxford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gentleman of Oxford.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History--Early works to 1800.

Asia.

Egypt--History--Early works to 1800.

Egypt.

Genre:

Letters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],286,[2]p.,plates )

Other Title:

Familiar letters from a gentleman at Damascus,

Place of Publication:

London : printed and sold by E. Duncomb, in Butcherhall-Lane, Newgate-Street; W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street; A. Dodd, at the Peacock, opposite St. Clement's Church, in the Strand; and E. Cook and M. Kingman, at the Royal-Exchange, MDCC.L. [1750]

Notes:

With a final contents leaf.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T54546.

OCLC:

642629035