The life & adventures of Sig Gaudentio di Lucca: written by himself. Giving an account of the country in the midst of the vast desarts [sic] of Africa, being unknown to any person except Sig. Gaudentio, and its inhabitants, altho' as ancient, populous, and civilized, as the Chinese. With a particular account of their antiquity, origin, religion, customs, policy, &c.--the manner how they got first over those vast desarts [sic],--and their method of travelling. Interspersed with several most surprising and curious incidents. Copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's Library at Venice.

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• The life & adventures of Sig Gaudentio di Lucca: written by himself. Giving an account of the country in the midst of the vast desarts [sic] of Africa, being unknown to any person except Sig. Gaudentio, and its inhabitants, altho' as ancient, populous, and civilized, as the Chinese. With a particular account of their antiquity, origin, religion, customs, policy, &c.--the manner how they got first over those vast desarts [sic],--and their method of travelling. Interspersed with several most surprising and curious incidents. Copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's Library at Venice.
• Memoirs of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca

People / Organizations

• Simon Berington (Author)

Imprint

Norwich [Conn.]: Printed and sold by John Trumbull, at his printing-office a few rods west from the court house, M,DCC,XCVI. [1796]

Added name

Berkeley, George, 1685-1753. Berkeley, George, 1685-1753. Trumbull, John, 1752?-1802, printer.

Publication year

1796

ESTC No.

W19534

Grub Street ID

329185

Description

130 p. ; 12⁰

Note

Not a translation, though so described in some editions. Attributed to Berington in the New Cambridge bibliography of English literature. Sometimes wrongly attributed to George Berkeley.

First published at London in 1737 under title: The memoirs of Signor Gaudentio de Lucca.

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Signatures: [A]? B-T?? U? V? W1