Several voyages to Barbary. Containing an historical and geographical account of the country. With the Hardships, Sufferings, and manner of Redeeming Christian Slaves. Together with a curious Description of Mequinez, Oran, and Alcazar. With a journal of the late siege and surrender of Oran. To which are added, the maps of Barbary, and the Sea-Coasts; the Prospects of Mequinez and Alcazar; an exact Plan of Oran, and a View of the Ancient Roman Ruins near Mequinez. All Design'd by Captain Henry Boyde. The Whole Illustrated with Notes Historical and Critical
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- Several voyages to Barbary. Containing an historical and geographical account of the country. With the Hardships, Sufferings, and manner of Redeeming Christian Slaves. Together with a curious Description of Mequinez, Oran, and Alcazar. With a journal of the late siege and surrender of Oran. To which are added, the maps of Barbary, and the Sea-Coasts; the Prospects of Mequinez and Alcazar; an exact Plan of Oran, and a View of the Ancient Roman Ruins near Mequinez. All Design'd by Captain Henry Boyde. The Whole Illustrated with Notes Historical and Critical
- Voyage pour la redemption des captifs aux royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis. English
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London : printed for Olive Payne, in Round-Court in the Strand; Joseph Duke, at the Royal Exchange; and Samuel Baker, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden, M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]
The second edition, corrected.; ..
- Publication year
- 1736
- ESTC No.
- T184089
- Grub Street ID
- 220454
- Description
- [8],3-146;158p.,plates : maps ; 8°.
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- A translation by Joseph Morgan of Philémon de la Motte's 'Voyage pour la redemption des captifs aux royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis', which was first published in English in the same year as 'Voyage to Algiers and Tunis, for the redemption of captives'
The 'Appendix. Being the history, ancient and modern, of Oran and Al-Marsa' with separate pagination and register
A reissue of the first edition, with a cancel titlepage in red and black, excision of the dedication and resetting of the drop-head title of sig. B1 of the main text
In this issue of the second edition, there is a comma after "added" in the title.
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- Whole titlepage of a different setting to issue of second ed. with full stop after "added"