Travels Into Turkey: The Neighbouring Nations, Their Manners, Religion, Policy, And More - 9781835520451

Travels into Turkey: Containing the most accurate account of the Turks, and neighbouring nations, their manners, customs, religion, superstition, policy, riches, coins. The whole being a series of remarkable observations and events, interspers'd with great variety of entertaining incidents, never before printed. That he was born in Flanders, educated at Paris, Lorrain, Venice, Bologna, and Padua; made great Progress in his Studies, having acquir'd a Knowledge in near Ten different Languages; was sometime in London, with the Emperor Ferdinand's Ambassador. Returned to Flanders, and from thence to Vienna, where he was appointed Ambassador to Solyman the Great, and soon set out for Constantinople; but not finding him there, was obliged to go to Amasia, and during his long Stay in that Country, having a strong Propensity to Learning, collected many valuable Manuscripts, Coins.

Author: Ogier Ghislain De Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain De Busbecq

Publisher: Atlas Vista Publisher

Publication Date: Aug 11, 2023

Number of Pages: 150 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1835520456

ISBN-13: 9781835520451