The voiages and travels of John Struys through Italy, Greece, Muscovy, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other countries in Europe, Africa and Asia : containing remarks and observations upon the manners, religion, polities, customs and laws of the inhabitants;, and a description of their several cities, towns, forts, and places of strength : together with an account of the authors many dangers by shipwreck, robbery, slavery, hunger, torture, and the like. : And two narratives of the taking of Astracan by the Cossacks, / sent from Captain D. Butler. ; Illustrated with copper plates, designed and taken from the life by the author himself. ; Done out of Dutch, by Johh [sic] Morrison.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Drie aanmerkelijke en seer rampspoedige reysen. English Early English books online.
Main Author:	Struys, Jan Janszoon, -1694
Other Authors:	Butler, David, Captain Morrison, John, active 17th century Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	Dutch
Published:	London : printed for Abel Swalle, at the Unicorn at the West-End of St. Paul's Church-yard, 1684.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Voyages and travels > Early works to 1800. Russia > Description and travel > Early works to 1800. Iran > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Genre:	Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (ProQuest)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages, 378 pages, 26 unnumbered pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of folded plates : illustrations, map)
Variant Title:	Voyages and travels of John Struys through Italy Greece Muscovy
Format:	Electronic eBook

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