{"product_id":"travels-in-the-island-of-cyprus-with-contemporary-accounts-of-the-sieges-of-nicosia-and-famagusta-paperback-9781108004329","title":"Travels in the Island of Cyprus; With Contemporary Accounts of the Sieges of Nicosia and Famagusta (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004329","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in the Island of Cyprus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Contemporary Accounts of the Sieges of Nicosia and Famagusta\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe English translation of an account, by an Italian traveller, of Cyprus in the eighteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGiovanni Mariti (Author), Claude Delaval Cobham (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004329, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Abbé Giovanni Mariti wrote an account of the condition of Cyprus in 1769, almost 100 years after the final conquest of the island by the Ottoman Turks. Mariti travelled widely around the island in the seven years during which he served there as a consular official, and as well as recounting his own visits to towns, villages and monasteries, he describes contemporary events such as the outbreak of plague in 1760 and the failed insurrection against the Turks in 1764. This English translation, first published in 1895, also provides contemporary eyewitness accounts of the sieges of Nicosia and Famagusta which ended Venetian rule in 1570–1, and of the torture and death of the Venetian commander of Famagusta, Marcantonio Bragadino, a story which has passed into legend.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A general view of the island and kingdom of Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 2. Concerning the port and town of the Salines\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of the ancient city of Citium, now destroyed\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of the city of Larnaca\u003cbr\u003e 5. Excursion from the city of Larnaca to that of Nicosia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Concerning the city of Nicosia, capital of the island and kingdom of Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 7. Excursion from the city of Nicosia to the town and fortress of Cerines\u003cbr\u003e 8. The town and fortress of Cerines\u003cbr\u003e 9. Departure from Cerines, and description of the convent of Lapasis\u003cbr\u003e 10. Excursion from Lapasis to the convent of St Chrysostom\u003cbr\u003e 11. Departure from St Chrysostom\u003cbr\u003e 12. The city of Famagusta and its neighbourhood\u003cbr\u003e 13. Of the ancient city of Salamina now destroyed and its neighbourhood\u003cbr\u003e 14. Departure from the neighbourhood of Salamina and return to Larnaca\u003cbr\u003e 15. Excursion from Larnaca to the Salines\u003cbr\u003e 16. Journey from the village of Citti to the City of Limasol\u003cbr\u003e 17. Journey from Limasol to Paphos\u003cbr\u003e 18. Journey from Pafo to Lapito\u003cbr\u003e 19. Of some villages and hamlets\u003cbr\u003e 20. Of an insurrection which occurred a short while since\u003cbr\u003e 21. One the commerce of the island of Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 22. Of the consuls of European sovereigns\u003cbr\u003e 23. Of the various officers of the consulates\u003cbr\u003e 24. The duties of protected subjects in the Levant\u003cbr\u003e 25. Account of the plague of A.D. 1760 in the island of Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 26. Sundry notes on Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 27. Notes on the Turkish mosque in Cyprus called Tekye\u003cbr\u003e 28. On the asp of Cyprus\u003cbr\u003e 29. Of the site of Citium\u003cbr\u003e 30. The sieges of Nicosia and Famagusta\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913090916632,"sku":"9781108004329","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004329i.jpg?v=1694867220","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-the-island-of-cyprus-with-contemporary-accounts-of-the-sieges-of-nicosia-and-famagusta-paperback-9781108004329","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}