A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610. Foure bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy, and islands adjoyning / [George Sandys].

  • George Sandys
Date:
1615
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Credit: A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610. Foure bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy, and islands adjoyning / [George Sandys]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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