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MORYSON, FYNES. An Itinerary... containing his Ten Yeeres of Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland,
MORYSON, FYNES. An Itinerary... containing his Ten Yeeres of Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Several woodcut maps and city views. [16], 295, [1], 301, 292 pages. Folio, gilt-paneled brown morocco by zaehnsdorf dated 1900, scuffed, front joint starting; blank outer margin of 2X5 restored, small burn holes in 3I1 repaired affecting a few words, lacks initial and final blanks. Bookplate of Joseph Knight dated 1881. London: John Beale, 1617
- Notes: first edition. "The first part supplies a journal of his travels through Europe, Scotland and Ireland, with plans of the chief cities and full descriptions of their monuments... The second part is a history of Tyrone's rebellion... The third part consists of essays on the advantages of travel, on the geography of the various countries of Europe, and on the differences of national costume, character, religion, and constitutional practice"--Cox I, 87. "Moryson was one of the most important of the late Elizabethan travellers... Moryson's book displays an encyclopaedic approach to the whole question of travelling, with much advice to the inexperienced. An invaluable work"--Blackmer 1159. Penrose, page 228 ("a mighty source for Shakespeare's Europe"); STC 18205.
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