Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society — John Shaqi
Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal SocietyRoyal Society (Great Britain)
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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3: containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Natural history; Science -- Early works to 1800; Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
_An Explanation, necessary to justify the _Geography_
supposed in these Letters._ 210
_Some Observations and Conjectures concerning
the _Chinese_ Characters. Made by _R. H._
R. S. S._ 212
_A Letter from _F. A._ Esq; R. S. S. to the Publisher,
with a Paper of Mr. _S. Flowers_, containing
the Exact Draughts of several unknown
Characters, taken from the Ruins at _Persepolis_._ 233
_A Letter from Monsieur _N. Witsen_ to Dr.
_Martin Lister_, with two Draughts of the Famous
_Persepolis_._ 236
_A Description of the Diamond-mines, as it was
presented by the Right Honourable the Earl
Marshal of _England_, to the _R. Society_._ 238
_A Letter from the _East Indies_, of Mr. _John
Marshal_ to Dr. _Coga_, giving an Account of
the Religion, Rites, Notions, Customs, Manners
of the Heathen Priests commonly called
_Bramines_. Communicated by the Reverend
Mr. _Abraham de la Pryme_._ 256
_Part of two Letters to the Publisher from Mr.
_James Cunningham_, F. R. S. and Physician
to the _English_ at _Chusan_ in _China_, giving
an account of his Voyage thither, of the Island
of _Chusan_, of the several sorts of Tea, of
the Fishing, Agriculture of the _Chinese_, _&c._
with several Observations not hitherto taken notice
of._ 269
_A Letter from Mr. _John Clayton_ Rector of
_Crofton_ at _Wakefield_ in _Yorkshire_, to the
Royal Society, _May 12 1688._ giving an account
of several Observables in _Virginia_, and
in his Voyage thither, more particularly concerning
the Air._ 281
_Mr. _Clayton_'s second Letter, containing his
farther Observations on _Virginia_._ 293
_A Continuation of Mr. _John Clayton_'s Account
of _Virginia_._ 301
_Mr. _John Clayton_, Rector of _Crofton_ at
_Wakefield_, his Letter to the _Royal Society_,
giving a farther Account of the Soil, and other
Observables of _Virginia_._ 312
_A Continuation of Mr. _Clayton_'s Account of
_Virginia_._ 337
_Part of Two Letters from Mr. _J. Hillier_, dated
_Cape Corse_, _Jan. 3. 1687/8._ and _Apr. 25.
1688._ Wrote to the Reverend Dr. _Bathurst_,
President of _Trinity Colledge, Oxon_; giving
an Account of the Customs of the Inhabitants,
the Air, _&c._ of that Place, together
with an Account of the Weather there from
_Nov. 24. 1686._ to the same Day 1687._ 356
_An Account of the _Moorish_ Way of Dressing
their Meat (with other Remarks) in _West-Barbary_,
from Cape _Spartel_ to Cape _de Geer_.
By Mr. _Jezreel Jones_._ 381
_A Letter from Mr. _John Monro_ to the Publisher,
concerning the Catacombs of _Rome_ and
_Naples_._ 394
_An accurate Description of the _Lake of Geneva_,
not long since made by a Person that had visited
it divers times in the pleasantest season of
the Year; and communicated to the Publisher
by one of his Parisian Correspondents: English'd
as followeth._ 404
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