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This anonymous seventeenth-century account of a trip from Rome to Jerusalem and Egypt begins with a glossary of Neapolitan terms, followed by two pages of detailed renderings of coins from Naples and Malta. After these preliminaries the account of the voyage begins with departure from Rome on 21 December 1666. The description of Naples includes an account of the antiquities of Pozzuoli, which the traveler visits on 4 January 1667 while waiting for a favorable wind to speed him to Sicily. Having reached the island, he departs from Messina on February 19th for Malta. The description of Malta includes numerous ink sketches of monuments and views shaded in pencil. Sailing from Malta on March 16th, the traveler stops at the Cyclades, Rhodes, and Cyprus before reaching Tyre in Lebanon. Following the coast of the Mediterranean Sea southwards, he visits Acre and Jaffa, then sets out for the holy sites of Palestine. Five full-page pencil illustrations include the skyline of Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mount Olive, and a three-dimensional plan of the Via Dolorosa. The traveler departs Jerusalem on June 16th and continues his trip towards Egypt. After arriving in Damietta, he

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Published

1667

Language

FR

Category

nonfiction