Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
The Royal Companion to the "Sights of London" and Within Twenty-five Miles of St. Paul's
Author: Piracy and Captivity in the Mediterranean
Author: Mario KlarerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351207970
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Piracy and Captivity in the Mediterranean explores the early modern genre of European Barbary Coast captivity narratives from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. During this period, the Mediterranean Sea was the setting of large-scale corsairing that resulted in the capture or enslavement of Europeans and Americans by North African pirates, as well as of North Africans by European forces, turning the Barbary Coast into the nemesis of any who went to sea. Through a variety of specifically selected narrative case studies, this book displays the blend of both authentic eye witness accounts and literary fictions that emerged against the backdrop of the tumultuous Mediterranean Sea. A wide range of other primary sources, from letters to ransom lists and newspaper articles to scientific texts, highlights the impact of piracy and captivity across key European regions, including France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Scandinavia, and Britain, as well as the United States and North Africa. Divided into four parts and offering a variety of national and cultural vantage points, Piracy and Captivity in the Mediterranean addresses both the background from which captivity narratives were born and the narratives themselves. It is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern slavery and piracy.
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385430135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
AMBULATOR: OR, A POCKET COMPANION IN A TOUR ROUND LONDON, Within the Circuit of Twenty-five Miles: DESCRIBING Whatever is Most Remarkable for Antiquity, Grandeur, Elegance, Or Rural Beauty: INCLUDING NEW CATALOGUES OF PICTURES; And Illustrated by HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL OBSERVATIONS; To which are Prefixed, A Concise Description of the Metropolis, AND A MAP OF THE COUNTRY DESCRIBED.
Author: Catalogue of the Guildhall Library of the City of London
Author: Guildhall Library (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Corporation of the City of London. Instituted in the Year 1824: A-L
Author: Guildhall Library (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Universal Catalogue of Books on Art: L to Z
Author: National Art Library (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
Book Description
The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description