The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who lived five and forty years, undiscover'd, at Paris : Giving an impartial account to the Divan, at Constantinople, of the most remarkable transactions of Europe; and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, from thence into English. And now published with a large historical preface and index to illustrate the whole. By the translator of the first volume.
| Author/creator | Marana, Giovanni Paolo |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for H. Rhodes, D. Brown, R. Sare, J. Nicholson, B. Tooke, and G. Strahan, 1707. |
| Description | volumes1(48 unnumbered pages, 312 pages) : illustrations ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Turkish spy |
| General note | Vol. 1 is a translation of 'L'Esploratore turco .. ' by Giovanni Paolo Marana originally published in Paris in 1684; subsequent volumes have been variously attributed, but were probably edited by Robert Midgley from William Bradshaw's translation of the original Italian MS. |
| General note | Usually found with vols. 2-8 of the 6th ed. of 1707-8. |
| General note | The edition statement is from the individual titlepage to vol. 1. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T221224. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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