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An historical and geographical description of Formosa, an island subject to the emperor of Japan : 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 ...
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An historical and geographical description of Formosa, an island subject to the emperor of Japan : 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 ...

Author: George Psalmanazar
Publisher: London : Printed for Mat. Wotton ... [and 5 others], 1705.
Series: Western books on Asia., Unit 12 ;, Japan ;, fiches 11,556-11,559.
Edition/Format:   Book   Microform : Microfiche : Master microform : English : 2nd ed.View all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: George Psalmanazar
OCLC Number: 35214236
Notes: A fabrication. The author's real name is unknown. "Psalmanaazaar ... 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 'Description regni Japoniae et Siam' (Amsterdam, 1649) or Candidius's 'Voyages'"--Dict. nat. biog.
Description: [56], 288 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Series Title: Western books on Asia., Unit 12 ;, Japan ;, fiches 11,556-11,559.
Responsibility: by George Psalmanaazaar ...

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