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Record ID 43477

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 31b

Volneys Trav

Borrowed: 1796/8/31 (Wednesday).


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John Dickson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkcowan.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


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Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the years 1783, 1784, and 1785. Containing the present natural and political state of those countries, their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs. Illustrated with copper plates. By M. C-F. Volney. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1