- These travels, of the
genuineness of which there can be no doubt, derive their chief interest, as
depicting the character and feelings of the author, and the impressions
made on his mind by what he saw and heard.
110. Les Observations de plusieurs Singularites et Choses memorables
trouvees en Greece, en Asie, Inde, Arabie, Egypte, &c. Par Pierre
Belon. - Various editions from 1550 to 1585. 4to. Belon is supposed to
have travelled between 1547 and 1550. His work is rich in botany and
natural history, especially considering the period in which he lived; and
the accompanying plates are very accurate.
111. Voyage a Constantinople, en Perse, en Egypte, dans l'annee 1546, et
les annees suivantes. Par G. Lues d'Aramon, Ambassadeur de France a
Constantinople. Paris, 1739. 3 vols. 4to. - This relates chiefly to the
manners and customs; other pieces are contained in these volumes, which
relate, in a manner more minute than important and edifying, the various
journies in France, of the Kings of France, from Louis the Young to Louis
XIV. inclusive.
112. Les Navigations, Peregrinations, et Voyages, faits en Turquie. Par
Nicholas Nicholai, Antwerp, fol. 1576. - This also is instructive,
relative to the manners, &c. of many parts of Europe, Africa, and Upper
Asia: the plates are engraved on wood, after the designs of Titian.
113. Relations des Voyages de M. de Breves, tant en Grece, Terre Sainte.
Egypte, qu'aux Royaumes de Tunis et Alger. Paris, 1628. 4to. De Breves was
ambassador from Henry IV.
