from the
Lanthern of Demosthenes 2 Spon’s voiages, pa. 132.
See Kimball,
Thomas Jefferson, Architect,
page 133.
Jacques Spon, 1647-1685, French doctor,
archaeologist and antiquary, is famous as a pioneer in the exploration of the
monuments of antiquity. His first edition of his account of his archaeological
travels with Sir George Wheler was published in 1677.
Sir
George Wheler
, 1650-1723, English antiquary and traveller, published
his account of the same expedition in 1682.
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Sandy’s travels into Italy, Greece, Turkey, the holy land & Egypt
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 119, no. 266, as above.
SANDYS,
George.
Sandys Travels, containing an 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
Signior’s Seraglio, and his manner of living: also, of Greece, With the Religion and Customs of the Grecians. Of Ægypt; the
Antiquity, Hieroglyphicks, Rites, Customs, Discipline, and Religion of the Ægyptians. A Voyage on the River Nylus: Of Armenia,
Grand Cairo, Rhodes, the Pyramides, Colossus; The former flourishing and present State of Alexandria. A Description of the
Holy-Land; of the Jews, and several 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 adjoining; 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. The
Seventh Edition.
London: Printed for
John Williams Junior, at the Crown in Little-Britain,
1673.
Folio. 122 leaves, 1 folded engraved map of part of Africa, numerous engravings in the letterpress.
Lowndes IV, 2189.
Hazlitt IV, 340.
Boucher de la Richarderie II, 53.
STC S680.
George Sandys, 1578-1644, English poet, left England in 1610 for a foreign tour, and published the account of his travels in 1615, dedicated
to Prince Charles. The work was reprinted a number of times, and portions included by Purchas in his
Pilgrims
, and by John Harris in his
Navigantium et Itinerantium Bibliotheca
. Sandys was one of the undertakers named in the third Virginia charter of 1611, and in 1621 was appointed treasurer of the
Virginia Company. He owned a plantation in Virginia, but eventually returned to England.
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Voiage d’un Amateur des arts.
4. v.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 119, no. 26, as above, but reading
Ametuer.
LA R[OQUE],
de.
Voyage d’un Amateur des Arts, en Flandre, dans les Pays-Bas, en Hollande, en France, en Savoye, en Italie, en Suisse, fait
dans les Années 1775-76-77-78 . . . Par M. de la R***, Écuy., ancie Capit. d’Inf
e. au Service de France, &c. Tome Premier [-Quatrième.]
A
Amsterdam,
m. dcc. lxxxiii
. [1783.]
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