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Title: A collection of voyages and travels: consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages, relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof,from the earliest account to the present time...
Year: 1745 (1740s)
Authors: Osborne, Thomas, d. 1767 Erondelle, Pierre, fl. 1586-1609, tr
Subjects: Neder Oost-Indische Campagnie Voyages and travels Voyages around the world
Publisher: London : T. Osborne
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
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ifieth a binnich from the country, and retain the an- rock or mountain on a river, alluding to cient language and habit; they are a hardy the fituation of the town and caftle. The and warlike people, and follow much of . town is fituated in a pleafant and fruitful the ancient parfimony in their way of country, into which it has a fine profpect. living ; and from this country it was that The caftle is a noble and magnificent the fons of the royal family had the title ftructure, and is very ftrong both by art of dukes of Albany. and nature. This town is reckoned the And thus I conclude my remarks upon key of the kingdom, becaufe it opens the this ancient kingdom, which now, of all pafiage from fouth to north, there being chriftian nations, feems to be in the greateft: no fuch eafy pafTage over the Forth, as by flavery, under the management of a ftate Sterling bridge. whofe fubjects can boaft of the greateft: Bannock- Bantiockburn is famous for the noble freedom by their laws. burn. JOHN
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JOHN ST ORTs TRAVELS THROUGH SWEDEN: C O NTAINING A fhort Survey of that Kingdom; A 1ST D A brief Description of all its Provinces: AS ALSO Their Riches, Antiquity, Nature, and Manners: TOGETHER WITH The Government of this Realm, Might and Power of this greatKing, as well by Sea as Land, his great Officers, Cuftomsand Revenues of the Crown: LIKEWISE A Catalogue of many of the Kings of Sweden ; of thofe efpecially who havereigned thefe laft five hundred Years; with fome of their moll memorableAds and Deeds j with their Alliance and Iffue, or Offspring: ALSO Something more particularly concerning that illuftrious, invincible, great GustavusAdolphus the Second, and fome of his molt memorable Acts fince his coming tothe Crown, as well before as fince his entring into Germany, till this prefent Year 1632. 210 John StoryV Travels through Sweden. chap. I. Of the Divifion of the Northern World, and the Antiquity of the Kingdom of Sweden. Divifion ^^\ U R modern geographers caft all call this

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