Sandys travailes: . containing a history of the original and present state of the Turkish empire: their laws, government, policy, military force, courts of justice and commerce: the Mahometan religion and ceremonies. A description of Constantinople, the grand signiors seraglio, and his manner of living: Also, of Greece, with the religion and customes of the Græcians. Of Ægypt; the antiquity, hieroglyphicks, rites, customes, discipline, and religion of the Ægyptians: a voyage on the river Nilus, and of Armenia, grand Cairo, Rhodes, the pyramids, colossus; the former flourishing and present state of Alexandria. A description of the Holy-land; of the Jews and severall sects of Christians living there; of Jerusalem, sepulchre of Christ, temple of Solomon; and what else either of antiquity, or worth observation. Lastly, Italy described, and the islands adjoyning; as Cyprus, Crete, Malta, Sicilia, the Æolian Islands; of Rome, Venice, Naples, Syracusa, Mesena, Ætna, Scylla and Charybdis; and other places of note. Illustrated with fifty graven maps and figures.
George Sandys (1578-1644)
Category
Books
Date
1652
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3142711
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],240p., [3] leaves of plates . ill.., maps, plans . fol.. Provenance: Seventeenth-century manuscript inscription: J Harpur (unidentified); Nineteenth-century large Harpur, Crewe, Lovell and [unidentified] armorial bookplate, with inscription: Calke Abbey Library [i.e. Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824-1886), m. 1845 Georgiana Stanhope Lovell (1824-1910)]. Binding: Seventeenth-century full [sheep or goat?] leather binding; blind fillet border; quarter blind fillet; spine label gilt lettered.
Makers and roles
George Sandys (1578-1644) Francis Delaram (1589/90 - 1627)