A voyage to Suratt, in the year, 1689. . Giving a large account of that city and its inhabitants, and of the English factory there. Likewise a description of Madeira, St. Jago, Annobon, Cabenda, and Malemba (upon the coast of Africa) St. Helena, Johanna, Bombay, the city of Muscatt, and its inhabitants in Arabia Felix, Mocha, and other maritine [sic] towns upon the Red-Sea, the Cape of Good Hope, and the island Ascention. To which is added an appendix, containing I. The history of a late revolution in the Kingdom of Golconda. II. A description of the Kingdoms of Arracan and Pegu. III. An account of the coins of the Kingdoms of India, Persia, Golconda, &c. IV. Observations concerning the silk-worms. By J. Ovington, M.A. Chaplain to his Majesty.
John Ovington (1653-1731)
Category
Books
Date
1696
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126463
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],606p., [3] folding plates . ill.., tables . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Colne Park 1940 Đ3/3/0. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 18/1 40 Lot 347.. Binding: Late seventeenth-century full mottled calf over boards; blind fillets; later red leather spine label with title 'Ovington's Voyage to Surat'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Ovington (1653-1731)