English Explorers in the East (1738-1745): The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke

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In English Explorers in the East (1738-1745). The Travels of Thomas Shaw, Charles Perry and Richard Pococke, Rachel Finnegan examines the influential travel writings of three rival explorers, whose eastern travel books were printed within a decade of each other. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Figures Chapter 1 Historical Context of Shaw, Perry and Pococke 1 Religious Reasons for Travel to the East 2 Professional Reasons for Travel to the East 3 Recreational Reasons for Travel to the East 4 The State of the Ottoman Empire and North Africa during the First Half of the 18th Century Chapter 2 Literary Context of Shaw, Perry and Pococke 1 Travel Studies 2 British Travel Writing during the 18th Century (General) 3 British Travel Writing during the 18th Century (Eastern) Chapter 3 Biographies and Interrelationships 1 Biographical Account of Shaw 2 Shaw’s Connections with Pococke and Perry 3 Biographical Account of Perry 4 Perry’s Connections with Shaw and Pococke 5 Biographical Account of Pococke 6 Pococke’s Connections with Shaw and Perry Chapter 4 Development of the Three Travel Books 1 Evidence for the Development of Shaw’s Travels 2 Evidence for the Development of Perry’s View 3 Evidence for the Development of Pococke’s Description 1 4 Evidence for the Development of Pococke’s Description 2 Chapter 5 Itineraries 1 Shaw’s Itinerary 2 Perry’s Itinerary 3 Pococke’s Itinerary (Description 1) 4 Pococke’s Itinerary (Description 2) Chapter 6 Shaw’s Travels 1 Physical Description and Structure of the First Edition of the Book 2 Preface: Rationale and Method 3 Narrative and Illustrations 4 Index Chapter 7 Perry’s View 1 Physical Description and Structure of the First Edition of the Book 2 Preface: Rationale and Method 3 Narrative and Illustrations 4 Index Chapter 8 Pococke’s Description 1 Description 1 2 Narrative and Illustrations 3 Description 2 4 Narrative and Illustrations 5 Part II Chapter 9 Conclusion 1 The Importance of Patronage for the Three Authors 2 The Reception of the Three Books 3 The Impact of their Eastern Travels and Travel Writing on the Lives of the Three Authors 4 The Influence of the Three Authors on Later Expeditions to the East 5 The Contribution of the Three Authors to Eastern Antiquarianism and Art Appendix Shaw’s Travels & Supplement Perry’s View (1743) Pococke’s Description (1743 & 1745) Bibliography Archival and Manuscript Sources General Index