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Eggs, Ignatius (1618-1702) Neue Jerosolymitanische Pilger-Fahrt.
Augsburg: Gedruckt bey Maria Magdalena Utzschneiderin, 1699.
Second illustrated edition, quarto; illustrated with engraved frontispiece, engraved arms of dedicatee, numerous text woodcuts, 2 full-page woodcuts (one extraneous to collation), 4 folding woodcuts, and 2 folding engravings; bound in old paper-covered boards (worn, rubbed) with modern leather rebacking; 7 7/8 x 6 in.
Eggs, writing under the nom de plume, Father F. Ignatius von Rheinfelden, relates his experiences as chaplain to the Venetian fleet during the 6th Venetian-Turkic War in 1655. He witnessed the Battle of the Dardanelles, and spent time in the Aegean Islands trying to convert Muslims to Christianity.
