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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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made by an Englifh Gentleman, 1675. 440 arc the twelve fuits of gold armour, fct is a painting by Paolo Veronefe, almoftwith pearl, with crowns worn by fo many equal to his other ; the cloifter and dor-virgins antiently on fome feftivals ; two mitory very noble. other royal crewns, and the Doges, all In St. Sahatore there are two pictures by s. Salva- fet with ftones of great value ; three great Titian, of the transfiguration and annun- tore. carbuncles, a flew-de-lis with a great dia ciation. mond in it; a huge faphire, a cup of The church of our lady is built in an Madonna one turquoife, great maffive candlefticks, oval, but not yet finifhd ; was a vow ofJi Salute. and chalice of gold*, two crucifixes kt with the fenates in a great plague,pearl, &c. befides relicks of greater value, In this monaftery of the Carita, there La Carina, as a tooth of St. Mark •, another of Mary is the railing up of Lazarus, painted by Magdalen, a lock of the virgins hair, Bajfan. fome of the blood

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