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The fifth volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy : who lived five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris : giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe, and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1654 to the year 1682 / written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English by the translator of the first volume.

Title	The fifth volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy : who lived five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris : giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe, and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1654 to the year 1682 / written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English by the translator of the first volume.
Author	Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693.
Publication Date:	1693
Publication Place	London : Printed by J. Leake for Henry Rhodes ..., 1693. - Printed by J. Leake for Henry Rhodes ...
Subject	Spies., Europe--History--17th century., Europe., History., Spies--Europe.
Type	Other
Language	ara,eng,ita
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	359
Physical Dimensions	22 unnumbered pages, 359 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, 35 mm, monochrome, service copy, positive
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	16151567
Record ID	9933573083503681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1693
Notes	The first edition of this work began publication in 1684 when a volume in Italian entitled "L'esploratore Turco" and a French version entitled "L'esplou du grand seigneur" were published in Paris by C. Barbin. Authorship is disputed, but it is generally agreed that the first fifty letters (the original four volumes) were written by Marana. In the English editions, v. 1 contains the substance of the letters commonly ascribed to Marana. The continuation (i.e. v. 2-8), said to have appeared first in English, has been variously ascribed to Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw; Bradshaw has also been attributed as the translator (from Marana's Italian manuscripts) of the entire work under Dr. Midgley's editorship. cf. DNB; also Gentleman's magazine, 1841, p. 270., Engraved frontispiece: "Mahmut the Turkish spy.", Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library., Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1984. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 : 1597:5)
Atıf Yapılan	Wing M565CM
Baskı	The second edition.
Dizi	Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1597:5.

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The fifth volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy : who lived five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris : giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe, and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1654 to the year 1682 / written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English by the translator of the first volume.

Author Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693.

Publication Date 1693

Publication Place London : Printed by J. Leake for Henry Rhodes ..., 1693. - Printed by J. Leake for Henry Rhodes ...

Subject Spies., Europe--History--17th century., Europe., History., Spies--Europe.

Type Other

Language ara,eng,ita

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 359

Physical Dimensions 22 unnumbered pages, 359 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, 35 mm, monochrome, service copy, positive

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 16151567

Record ID 9933573083503681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1693

Notes The first edition of this work began publication in 1684 when a volume in Italian entitled "L'esploratore Turco" and a French version entitled "L'esplou du grand seigneur" were published in Paris by C. Barbin. Authorship is disputed, but it is generally agreed that the first fifty letters (the original four volumes) were written by Marana. In the English editions, v. 1 contains the substance of the letters commonly ascribed to Marana. The continuation (i.e. v. 2-8), said to have appeared first in English, has been variously ascribed to Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw; Bradshaw has also been attributed as the translator (from Marana's Italian manuscripts) of the entire work under Dr. Midgley's editorship. cf. DNB; also Gentleman's magazine, 1841, p. 270., Engraved frontispiece: "Mahmut the Turkish spy.", Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library., Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1984. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 : 1597:5)

Atıf Yapılan Wing M565CM

Baskı The second edition.

Dizi Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1597:5.