An historical and geographical description of Formosa ... Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c., of the inhabitants. Together with a relation of what happened to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his objections against it (in defence of paganism) and their answers ...

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > An historical and geographical description of Formosa ... Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c., of the inhabitants. Together with a relation of what happened to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his objections against it (in defence of paganism) and their answers ...


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Title
An historical and geographical description of Formosa ... Giving an account of the religion, customs, manners, &c., of the inhabitants. Together with a relation of what happened to the author in his travels; particularly his conferences with the Jesuits, and others, in several parts of Europe. Also the history and reasons of his conversion to Christianity, with his objections against it (in defence of paganism) and their answers ...
Creator
Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763, author
Contributor
Oswald, Mr.
Published / Created
1705.
Publication Place
London and England London
Publisher
Printed for M. Wotton [etc.]
Description
BEIR Eeca 704Pgb: Imperfect: Plates 12 and 17 wanting; map titled: A mapp of the Formosa, described by Candidus ... wanting. Frontis. is bound facing p. 1. Armorial bookplate of J. Archdeacon. On t.-p.: "Illustrated with several cuts. To which are added, a map and the figure of an idol not in the former edition."
BEIN Tinker 1693: Final [8] p. are numbered by hand. Final folded map is hand colored. Bound with his An enquiry into the objections against George Psalmanaazaar, London, [1710?]. Autograph of A.B. Drummond. Armorial bookplate of William Michel Sale.
A fabrication. The author's real name is unknown. "Psalmanazar ... wrote in Latin, and the main portion of his manuscript was translated by Mr. Oswald ... What was not due to his own imagination he borrowed from Varenius's 'Descriptio regni Japoniae et Siam' (Amsterdam, 1649) or Candidius's 'Voyages'."--cf. DNB.
Contains two maps, both folded, and one folded chart. First map, entitled A map of Formosa, faces t.p.; second map, facing final p., has inset title: A mapp of the Formosa, described by Candidus, being Tyarvan and part of the coast of Formosa. Chart, facing p. 122, has title: The Formosan alphabet.
Extent
[52], 288, [8] p., [15] leaves of plates (3 folded) : 20 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Edition
2d ed. corr., with many large and useful additions, particularly a new preface clearly answering every thing that has been objected against the author and the book ...
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Tinker 1693

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Hand-colored illustrations
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Material
ill., chart, maps ;
Subject (Geographic)
Taiwan.
Subject (Topic)
Apologetics
Subjects
Taiwan
Apologetics
Archdeacon, J. > Bookplate
Drummond, A. B. > Autograph
Sale, William Michel > Bookplate

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Orbis Record
3137447
Object ID (OID)
2020932

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