1. ‘The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta. In which, the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites both religious and civil, of those Oriental princes and nations, are faithfully described: In familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano. Whereunto is added a relation of Sir Thomas Roe’s voyage into the East-Indies’ Contributor: Pietro Della Valle (author)Henry Herringman (publisher)Edward Terry (author)George Havers (translator)John Macock (publisher) Date: 1665/1665 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (480 pages)
2. 'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' Contributor: R Scot, T Basset, J Wright, and R Chiswell (publisher)Thomas Herbert (author)Wenceslaus Hollar (artist)Robert Everingham (publisher) Date: 1677/1677 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (399 pages)
3. ‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ Contributor: Samuel Smith (publisher)Jan Janszoon Struys (author)John Morrison (translator)Davidt Jansz Butlaer (author) Date: 1683/1683 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (378 pages)
4. 'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' Contributor: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (author)Henry Oldenburg (author)Francis Hargrave (former owner)John Phillips (author)Edmund Everard (author) Date: 1684/1684 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (898 pages)
5. 'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' Contributor: John Chardin (author)Christopher Bateman (publisher) Date: 1691/1691 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (505 pages)
6. 'The Portugues Asia: or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues; containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan; all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions; a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. In three tomes. Written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa, of the Order of Christ. Translated into English by Cap. John Stevens. Tome the First' Contributor: Manuel de Faria e Sousa (author)Catherine of Braganza (dedicatee)Charles Brome (publisher)John Stevens (translator) Date: 1694/1694 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (448 pages)
7. 'The Portugues Asia: or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues; containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan; all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions; a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. In three tomes. Written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa, of the Order of Christ. Translated into English by Cap. John Stevens. Tome the Third' Contributor: John Stevens (translator)Manuel de Faria e Sousa (author)Charles Brome (publisher)Catherine of Braganza (dedicatee) Date: 1694/1694 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (440 pages)
8. 'The Portugues Asia: or, The history of the discovery and conquest of India by the Portugues; containing all their discoveries from the coast of Africk, to the farthest parts of China and Japan; all their battels by sea and land, sieges and other memorable actions; a description of those countries, and many particulars of the religion, government and customs of the natives, &c. In three tomes. Written in Spanish by Manuel de Faria y Sousa, of the Order of Christ. Translated into English by Cap. John Stevens. Tome the Second' Contributor: Manuel de Faria e Sousa (author)Catherine of Braganza (dedicatee)Charles Brome (publisher)John Stevens (translator) Date: 1694/1694 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (526 pages)
9. 'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' Contributor: John Fryer (author)Richard Roberts (publisher)Richard Chiswell (publisher) Date: 1698/1698 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (427 pages)
10. 'A New Account of the East-Indies: Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton who resided in those parts from the Year 1688, to 1723, Trading and Travelling, by Sea and Land, to most of the countries and Islands of Commerce and Navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japan. The Second Edition. Volume I.' Contributor: A Bettesworth and C Hitch (publisher)Alexander Hamilton (author) Date: 1739/1739 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (396 pages)
11. 'A New Account of the East-Indies: Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton who resided in those parts from the Year 1688, to 1723, Trading and Travelling, by Sea and Land, to most of the countries and Islands of Commerce and Navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japan. The Second Edition. Volume II.' Contributor: A Bettesworth and C Hitch (publisher)Alexander Hamilton (author) Date: 1739/1739 Language: English Extent: 1 volume (309 pages)
12. ‘Voyage en Arabie & en d’autres Pays circonvoisins’ [volume 1] Contributor: S J Baalde (publisher)J von Schoonhoven and Company (publisher)Carsten Niebuhr (author)Peter Forrskål (author)Ferdinand Louis Mourier (translator) Date: 1776/1776 Language: EnglishFrench Extent: 1 volume (409 pages)