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Portrait of publisher John Murray III, 19th century. Murray's Handbooks for Travellers were travel guide books published in London by John Murray beginning in 1836. [1] The series covered tourist destinations in Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa.
In 1828, Karl Baedeker (1801–59) published his first guidebook, Rheinreise von Mainz bis Cöln and in 1836 John Murray III’s (1808–92) first Handbook was released (Handbook for Travellers on the Continent). The first Baedeker in English, The Rhine (1861), was published jointly by Baedeker and Murray. These handbooks were to become the ...
His travel account was written by request of Pope Eugene IV and is included in Book IV of "De varietate fortunae" by Poggio Bracciolini. Pedro Tafur (c. 1410 – c. 1484) Spanish diplomat of king Juan II of Castile. He travelled across Europe, Morocco and the Near East. Andanças e viajes de Pero Tafur por diversas partes del mundo avidos. [1]
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First edition with artwork by John Craxton. A Time of Gifts (1977) is a travel book by British author Patrick Leigh Fermor.Published by John Murray when the author was 62, it is a memoir of the first part of Leigh Fermor's journey on foot across Europe from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople (officially Istanbul) in 1933/34.
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