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II. A ColhBion of Curious Trails and Voyages, 
in Two Tomes. The jirji containing Dr. Le- 
onhart RauwolfT/ Itinerary into the Eaftern 
Coun treys, &c. The Second taking in many 
parts of Greece, Afia Minor, Egypt, Ara- 
bia, f r °tn the Obfervations of Monfteur 
Belon, Mr. Vernon, Dr, Spon, Dr. Smith, 
Dr. Huntingdon, Mr. Greaves, and others. 
To which are added Three Catalogues of 
Plants growing in the Levant. By John Ray, 
S. K. S. 
T HIS Work contains the Obfervations of fo many 
curious and learned Travellers, that it may juft- 
ly be efteemed the mod Judicious and Choiceft Collecti- 
on that .ever was yet publilh'd of the Levant, and fome 
other adjacent Countries. 
The firft Itinerary is that of Dr. Leonard Hauwolff 
who under the Protection and Encouragement of the 
Houfe of Auftria, travel'd into many of the Eaftern 
Parts of the World, where he made it his principal 
bufinefs to vifit all the Shops, Ware-houfes, Exchanges, 
Gardens, Woods, &c. in order to learn their Drugs, 
Merchandifes, Arts, Sciences, Trades, and the Products 
of Nature, moft of which he brought home with him. 
The late Ifaac Vojfius kept 4 large Volumes of Rauwolff's 
Collections, as one of the rareft Cimeiiums in all his Li- 
brary. Thefe are now preferv'd with great Care at 
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