An itinerary. vvritten by Fynes Moryson Gent. First in the Latine tongue, and then translated by him into English: containing his ten yeeres trauell through the tvvelue dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Jtaly, Turky, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Diuided into III parts. The I. part. Containeth a iournall through all the said twelue dominions: shewing particularly the number of miles, the soyle of the country, the situation of cities, the descriptions of them, with all monuments in each place worth the seeing, as also the rates of hiring coaches or horses from place to place, with each daies expences for diet, horse-meate, and the like. The II. part. Containeth the rebellion of Hugh, Earle of Tyrone, and the appeasing thereof: written also in forme of a iournall. The III. part. Containeth a discourse vpon seuerall heads, through all the said seuerall dominions.
Fynes Moryson (1566-1630)
Category
Books
Date
1617
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3247973
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 84, 83-106, 109-295, [1], 301, [1], 292, [2] p.:. ill. (woodcuts);. fol. Imperfect: Wanting final leaf. Binding: 19th? century speckled brown leather, double gold fillet on front and back boards, gold tooling and lettering on spine. Provenance: Bookplate "William Gibbs" and "en dios mi amparo y esperanza" with armoured arm holding an axe [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875)]. Provenance: Inscription in ink on front flyleaf - 5 lines of notes concerning the books contents and referencing certain page numbers.
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Fynes Moryson (1566-1630)