A relation of a journey begun An: Dom: 1610. Fovre bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Ægypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy, and ilands adioyning
George Sandys published this 1621 London travel account of his journey from 1610, describing the Turkish Empire, Egypt and the Holy Land for an English reading public. Its engraved views show bird's-eye panoramas of hill towns and the Holy Land, a river scene with ships and towers, and a cave entrance with figures on horseback, offering designers period topographic views with compass roses and cartouche titles.
