02782cam a22004093u 4500 75292 UtSlPG 20260610134737.0 m cr n 260607r20251873utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 G Barbaro, Giosofat, 1413-1494 Travels to Tana and Persia Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 49 "S. A. Roy" is apparently an error for "E. A. Roy". Release date is 2025-02-04 Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Travels to Tana and Persia" by Josafa Barbaro and Ambrogio Contarini is a historical account written in the 15th and 16th centuries. The book provides a detailed narrative of Italian merchants' travels to Persia and Tana, exploring the cultures, customs, and geographical landscapes encountered during their journeys. The main characters, Barbaro and Contarini, serve as firsthand witnesses to the exotic and often harsh realities of these foreign lands. At the start of the narrative, the transcriber notes the importance of preserving the historical accuracy of the original text, detailing the experiences and observations of Josafa Barbaro during his two voyages to Tana and Persia. Barbaro reflects on the marvels and barbarities of foreign territories compared to his homeland, England, praising its civilities and abundant resources. He expresses gratitude for his homeland while preparing to share the intriguing, sometimes astonishing tales of the lands he has explored, emphasizing the stark contrasts between the cultures he encountered. Throughout the opening, he sets the foundation for his subsequent detailed descriptions of the peoples, landscapes, and adventures that await in his travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Burt Franklin, 1873 Voyages and travels Iran -- Description and travel Contarini, Ambrogio, 1429-1499 Stanley, Henry Edward John Stanley, Baron, 1827-1903 Roy, Eugene Armand, 1820?-1884 Thomas, William, -1554 Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 49 https://archive.org/details/travelstotanaper00barb https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75292 116017 116017