EXOTIC DELIGHTS

OF FOREIGN LANDS

POLITICAL, PHYSICAL, AND MEDICAL

FIVE FASCICLES A "fascicle" refers to a volume or a bundle of papers forming part of a larger work.

Containing

VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, OBSERVATIONS, AND DESCRIPTIONS

OF PERSIAN AFFAIRS

and

FURTHER ASIA,

collected with great attention during travels throughout the entire Orient,

by the

AUTHOR

ENGELBERT KAEMPFER, Doctor of Medicine

An ornate circular emblem flanked by two classical figures. On the left stands Minerva (Athena), the goddess of wisdom and war, wearing a plumed helmet and armor, holding a spear and leaning on a shield depicting an owl. On the right stands Mercury (Hermes), the messenger god and patron of travelers, nude but for a drape, wearing a winged hat and holding a caduceus (a staff entwined with snakes). The central medallion depicts a rocky island in the sea with a ship sailing nearby, topped by a nautical compass. The medallion is bordered by the motto "To virtue, nothing is impassable" original: "VIRTUTI NIHIL INVIUM". At the base of the scene are the initials "E·K·D·" (Engelbert Kaempfer, Doctor). A small signature "F.W.B. made this" original: "F.W.B. fecit" appears at the bottom left of the engraving.

AT LEMGO,

Printed and at the expense of HENRY WILLIAM MEYER, Printer to the Court of Lippe, 1712.