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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Author
Contributions
- Oswald, tr. - Contributor
Publication
1705 - Printed for M. Wotton, Abel. Roper and B. Lintott...; Fr. Coggan..., G. Strahan and W. Davis..., London, England
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehistoricalgeogra00psal
- Internet Archivehistoricalgeogra1705psal
- Library of Congress Control Number05006687
- OCLC Control Number3431597
- OCLC Control Number508785604
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- Open LibraryOL23303996M
Classifications
- DDC915.12
- LCCDS895.F7 P85
- LCCDS895.F7 P8 1705
Subjects
Places
Other Editions
- 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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