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100	1		_aBarbaro, Giosofat, _d1413-1494
245	1	0	_aTravels to Tana and Persia
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aWorks issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 49
500			_a"S. A. Roy" is apparently an error for "E. A. Roy".
500			_aRelease date is 2025-02-04
508			_aTurgut 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)
520			_a"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.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Burt Franklin, 1873
653			_aVoyages and travels
653			_aIran -- Description and travel
700	1		_aContarini, Ambrogio, _d1429-1499
700	1		_aStanley, Henry Edward John Stanley, Baron, _d1827-1903
700	1		_aRoy, Eugene Armand, _d1820?-1884
700	1		_aThomas, William, _d-1554
830		0	_aWorks issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 49
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/travelstotanaper00barb
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75292
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