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Author/Creator:Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700.
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Uniform Title:[Present state of the Ottoman Empire]
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Title:The history of the present state of the Ottoman Empire. : Containing the maxims of the Turkish polity, the most material points of the Mahometan religion, their sects and heresies, their convents and religious votaries. Their military discipline, with an exact computation of their forces by sea and land. Illustrated with divers pieces of sculpture representing the variety of habits amongst the Turks. In three books. / By Paul Rycaut Esq; late secretary to his Excellency the Earl of Winchelsea, embassador extraordinary for His Majesty Charles II. &c. to Sultan Mahomet Han the Fourth, Emperor of the Turks) now Consul of Smyrna, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Edition:The fifth edition, corrected and enlarged by the author.
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Published/Created:London : Printed by T.N. for Joanna Brome at the Gun in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1682.
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Physical Description:[16], 255, 260-406, [6] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 19 cm (8vo)
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Local Notes:BEIN 2016 962: 196 skipped in pagination, 199 repeated. Inscriptions of John Ballie and Thomas Gill. Manuscript annotations.
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Notes:Originally published under title: The present state of the Ottoman Empire.
Printed by Thomas Newcomb. Cf. Wing.
With additional engraved title page (A1v) signed: F.H. Van. Houe.
Signatures: A-2C⁸ 2D⁴.
Final p. blank.
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References:Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), R2403
English short title catalogue, R33568
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Subjects:Politics and government.
Religion.
Social conditions.
Turkey--Politics and government--17th century.
Turkey--History--Mehmed IV, 1648-1687.
Turkey--Religion--Early works to 1800.
Turkey--Social conditions--Early works to 1800.
Turkey.
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Subjects (Local Yale):Gill, Thomas--Autograph.
Ballie, John--Autograph.
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Genre/Form:Early works.
History.
Annotations (Provenance)--17th century.
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Also listed under:Hove, Frederick Henderick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.
Newcomb, Thomas, -1691, printer.
Brome, Joanna, bookseller.
England--London.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12825883