An English Consul in Turkey: Paul Rycaut at Smyrna, 1667-1678

by Sonia P. Anderson and Northam Anderson

The author and diplomat Sir Paul Rycaut (1629-1700) was the leading authority of his day on the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on a wide range of source material, this biogrpahical study gives the first reconstruction of his varied literary and official career. It also provides a lively account of the little-known but thriving English community at Smyrna during the eleven years of his consulship there.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019820132X
• ISBN13: 9780198201328
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.7"