A Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages, Table of contents
THE CONTENTS.
PART I.
Chap. I. WHich way I went firſt of all, from Auſpurg to Marſeilles, and from thence ſhipped over the Seas towards Tripoli of Syria, ſituated in Phenicia. pag. 1
Chap. II. Of the famous City of Tripoli, of its fruitful Neighbourhood and great Trade; and alſo of the ſplendid Baths, and other magnificent Buildings, to be ſeen there. Their ways of making Ruſma, Pot-aſhes, Soap, &c. p. 19
Chap. III. Of the Turks of high and low Conditions, Men and Women: Of their Employments, Offices, Manners, Cuſtoms, Cloaths, as much as I could at Tripoli (during my abode) underſtand, ſee, and learn thereof. p. 35
Chap. IV. A Deſcription of the Plants I gathered at Tripoli. p. 47
Chap. V. Which way I travelled from Tripolis further to the two famous Cities of Damant and Halepo. p. 57
Chap. VI. Of the Situation of the Potent City of Halepo; of the Buildings thereof, and alſo of the delicate Fruits and fine Plants, that grow there, within and without Gardens. p. 61
Chap. VII. Of the high Places and Authority of Baſhaws, what great Courts they keep, and how they adminiſter their Offices; as alſo of their way of living, of their Priviledges, of their Manners and Converſation. p. 69
Chap. VIII. Of the great Trading and Dealing of the City of Halepo; as alſo of ſeveral ſorts of their Meats and Drinks; of their Ceremonies, and their peculiar way of ſitting down at Meals. p. 83
Chap. IX. A ſhort and plain Relation of Plants, which I gathered during my ſtay at Halepo, in and round about it, not without great danger and trouble, which I glued upon Paper very carefully. p. 100
PART II.
Chap. I. HOW I departed from Halepo to the famous City of Bir; and how I ſailed from thence on the Euphrates to old Babylon. p. 121
Chap. II. Which way we went into the Ship, and ſailed to Racka; and how the Son of the King of Arabia, with his Retinue, came to our Ship to demand his Cuſtoms: What elſe we ſaw by the way, and what we did ſuffer from the Arabians and their Mendicants. p. 131
Chap. III. Of the City of Racka, and of its Situation; and alſo ſomething of the Departure of the King of Arabia; and of his League with the Turkiſh Emperor; and alſo of the trouble we had with the Custom-houſe Officer or Publican. p. 146
Chap. IV. Of the Inhabitants of the Mountains, and the great Wilderneſs we came through to Deer; of their ancient Origination, and miſerable and laborious Livelihood. p. 153
Chap. V. Of our Voyage to the famous Town Ana, in which we paſſed again through great Sandy Wilderneſſes; for the performance whereof we muſt provide our ſelves with Victuals, and be very careful in our Navigation: Some relation of the Inhabitants, of their Cloaths, and other things we did obſerve and ſee by the way, and what elſe did happen unto us. p. 161
Chap. VI. Which way we travelled from Ana further to Old Babylon, by ſome ancient Towns called Hadidt, Juppe, Idt, and ſaw more pleaſant, fruitful and well cultivated Fields on each ſide than before. p. 169
Chap. VII. Of old Babylon the Metropolis of Chaldee, and its Situation; and how it is ſtill to this day, after its terrible Deſolation to be ſeen, with the Tower or Turret, and the old ruined walls lying in the Duſt. p. 174
Chap. VIII. Of the Famous City of Bagdet, called Baldac; of its Situation, ſtrange Plants, great Traffick, and Merchants of ſeveral Nations, that live there, together with ſeveral other things, I ſaw and did learn at my departing. p. 179
Chap. IX. Which way I came in my return from Bagdet, through Aſſyria, the Confines of Perſia, and the Province of the Curters, to the Town Carcuch, Capril, &c. and at length to the River Tigris, to Moſſel, that Famous Town which was formerly called Nineveh. p. 197
Chap. X. Which way we went through Meſopotamia by the way of Zibin and Orpha, to Bir, not without a great deal of danger; and afterwards how we paſſed the great River, the Euphrates, and came at laſt into Syria, by Niſib, to the famous Town of Aleppo. p. 206
Chap. XI. Of the Turkiſh Phyſicians and Apothecaries; of my Comrade Hans Ulrich Krafft, of Ulm's hard Impriſonment; of the great Danger that I was in, in the 2 Towns of Aleppo and Tripoli; of the murdering of ſome Merchants, and what elſe did happen when I was there. p. 218
Chap. XII. Of the large and high Mount of Libanus, its Inhabitants and ſtrange Plants that are found there. p. 224
Chap. XIII. Cunning and deceitful Stratagems of the Grand Turk againſt the Inhabitants of Mount Libanus the Truſci, and Maronites: And how he made War with them, and what damage they ſuſtained by it. p. 236
PART III.
Chap. I. A Short Deſcription of his Departure from Tripoli, a Town of Phenicia in Syria, and how he went from thence to Joppa. p. 257
Chap. II. A ſhort Relation of my Travels by Land from the Harbour of Joppe, to the City of Jeruſalem. p. 266
Chap. III. A plain Deſcription of the City of Jeruſalem, as it was to be ſeen in our time: And of the adjacent Countries. p. 274
Chap. IV. Of Mount Sion, and its Holy Places. p. 283
Chap. V. Of the Mount Moria, and the glorious Temple of Solomon. p. 293
Chap. VI. Of the Saracens and Turkiſh Religion, Ceremonies and Hypocritical Life, with a ſhort hint how long time their Reign ſhall laſt after Mahomet's Deceaſe. p. 301
Chap. VII. Of Mount Bethzetha, and the two Houſes of Pilate and Herod. p. 312
Chap. VIII. Of the Mount Calvaria, and the holy Grave of our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt. p. 315
Chap. IX. Here follow ſome Epitaphs of the Chriſtian Kings of Jeruſalem, together with a ſhort Relation of their Reigns and mighty Deeds. p. 326
Chap. X. A common Account of ſeveral ſorts of Chriſtians, but chiefly of them that are always to be found in the Temple of Mount Calvaria. And alſo how theſe, and many other Strangers, are treated by the Turkiſh Emperor (as by their chief Head, to whom they are generally ſubjected) and his Officers. p. 331
Chap. XI. Of the Greeks. p. 343
Chap. XII. Of the Surians that eſteem themſelves to be Chriſtians. p. 346
Chap. XIII. Of the Gregorians. p. 347
Chap. XIV. Of the Armenians and their Religion. p. 348
Chap. XV. Of the Neſtorians. p. 350
Chap. XVI. Of the Jacobites called Golti. p. 352
Chap. XVII. Of the Abyſſins, Prieſt John called Lederwick, Subject unto the King of the Moors. p. 353
Chap. XVIII. Of the Maronites. p. 356
Chap. XIX. Of the Latiniſts or Papiſts. 357
Chap. XX. Of the Knights of the Temple of Jeruſalem, the Order of the Johannites. p. 360
Chap. XXI. A ſhort deſcription of ſome Places, Hills, Valleys, &c. that lye near and about Jeruſalem▪ Of the Mount of Olives, and its Holy Places. p. 365
Chap. XXII. Of Bethlehem, the Mountains of Judea, and their famous places. Where alſo is made mention of my returning back from Jeruſalem to Tripoli. p. 373
Chap. XXIII. How I took Ship at Tripolis in Syria, and ſailed back from thence to Venice, and travelled home again to my own Relations at Augſpurg. p. 384
TOME II.
Chap. I. MR. Belon's Remarks in the Iſland of Crete or Candy. p. 3
Chap. II. A Deſcription of Mount Athos, commonly called Monte Santo, by Mr. Belon. p. 7
Chap. III. An Account of a Journey by Land from Mount Athos to Conſtantinople, wherein the Gold and Silver Mines of Macedonia, together with many Antiquities and Natural Rarities, are deſcrib'd. p. 12
Chap. IV. The ways of Fiſhing on the Propontis, the Boſphorus, and Helleſpont; as alſo of the Fiſhes taken. By M. Belon. p. 17
Chap. V. Of ſome Beaſts and mechanick Trades at Conſtantinople. p. 18
Mr. Francis Vernon's Letter, written to Mr. Oldenburg, Jan. 10. 1675/0 p. 19
Some Plants obſerved by Sir George Wheeler, in his Voyage to Greece and Aſia minor. p. 30
Hiſtorical Obſervations relating to Conſtantinople. By the Reverend and Learned Tho. Smith, D.D. Fellow of Magd. College Oxon. and of the Royal Society. p. 35
An Account of the City of Pruſa in Bithynia, and a continuation of the Hiſtorical Obſervations relating to Conſtantinople. p. 50
An Account of the Latitude of Conſtantinople and Rhodes; by the learned Mr. John Greaves. p. 84
Chap. VI. Some Obſervations made in a Voyage to Aegypt. By Mr. Belon. p. 90
More Obſervations made in Egypt, by Guilandinus, Alpinus, and others. And,
Chap. I. Of the Weather and Seaſons in Egypt. p. 92
Chap. II. Of the meats and drinks of Egypt. p. 94
Chap. III. Of the Diſeaſes and Phyſick. p. 95
Of the Pyramids of Egypt; by Mr. Greaves, Profeſſor of Aſtronomy in the Univerſity of Oxford. A deſcription of the Firſt Pyramid. p. 98
A deſcription of the Second Pyramid. p. 121
A deſcription of the Third Pyramid, out of Mr. Belon and Mr. Greaves. p. 124
Of the reſt of the Pyramids in the Lybian Deſart. p. 127
In wh… manner the Pyramids were built. p. 129
Of the … Sphynx, Mummies, &c. by Father Va… … …hers. p. 134
Of the Sphynx. p. 139
Of the Wells where the Mummies are. p. 140
A deſcription of an entire Body of a Mummy. p. 144
A Letter from Dublin concerning the Porphyry Pillars in Egypt; by Dr. Huntingdon. p. 149
A Journey from Grand Caire to Mecha. p. 156
Of the Aga ſent to meet the Caravan upon their Return. p. 159
Of Mecha and Medina. p. 162
An Extract of a Journey through part of Arabia Felix, from the Copy in Ramuſio's Collection. p. 167
Some Obſervations made by Sir Henry Middleton, and other Engliſh-men in Arabia Felix, &c. p. 169
Of the Ways and Roads between Egypt and Ethiopia. p. 172
Of Ethiopia; by Michael of Tripoly, Ambaſſador from the Habeſſine Emperor to the Grand Signior. p. 175
More Obſervations of Ethiopia, by Father Lobo, Father Alvarez, Father Tellez, and others, extracted from their Portugueſe Voyages. p. 183