TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barbaro,Giosofat
AU  - Contarini,Ambrogio
AU  - Stanley,Henry Edward John Stanley,Baron
AU  - Roy,Eugene Armand
AU  - Thomas,William
TI  - Travels to Tana and Persia
T2  - Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 49
AV  - G 
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Voyages and travels
KW  - Iran -- Description and travel
N1  - "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); Originally published; New York: Burt Franklin, 1873
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/travelstotanaper00barb
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75292
ER  -