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Neueste Reisen durch die Sieben Vereinigten-Provinzen. Von Volkman. Leip. 1783. 8vo. This is a valuable work, comprising the arts, manufactures, agriculture, economy, manners, &c. of the United Provinces. Briefe uber die Vereinigten Niederlande. Von Grabner. Gothen, 1792. 8vo. Lettres sur la Hollande Ancienne et Moderne. Par Beaumarchais. Frankfort, 1738. 8vo.

This work is swelled beyond all due proportion with political disquisitions; but though bold and severe, it is a just picture. Italien und Deutschland. Von C.P. Moritz. Berlin, 1790. Manners, literature, and arts are the topics of this work. The same author published "Travels of a German in England." Reisen durch Deutschland, Danemarck, Schweden, Italien, 1797 99. Von Kuttner. Leip. 4 vols. 8vo.

Polonia, sive de Situ, Populis Moribus, &c. Poloniæ a Mart. Cromero. Cologne. 1578. 4to. Sarmatiæ Europeæ Descriptio. ab Alex. Gaguin. Spire, 1581. fol. Reise durch Pohlnische Provinzen. Von J.H. Carosi. Leip. 8vo. These travels are chiefly mineralogical. Nachrichten uber Pohlen. Von J.J. Kausch. Saltz. 1793. 8vo. 267 Letters, Literary and Political, on Poland. 1823. 8vo.

Von J.J. Volkman. Leipsic, 1770 1778. 3 vols. 8vo. Manners, customs, politics, commerce, the state of the arts and sciences are treated of in these volumes. Zusætze zu der Neusten Reise Beschriebung von Italien. Von J. Bernouilli. Leip. 1777 1782. 3 vols. 8vo. Darstellungen aus Italien. Von F.J.L. Meyer. Berlin, 1792. 8vo.

This work, translated from the Danish, though tedious and prolix, supplies many curious particulars respecting the natural history of the country and the manners of the people. OEconomische Reise durch Island. Von Olavius. Leip. 4to. Landt's Description of the Feroe Islands. Translated from the Danish. 8vo.

Scrofani, Reise en Griechenland, 1794-5. Leip. 1801. 8vo. The German translation of this work, originally published in Italian, is superior to the original, and to the French translation, by the addition of valuable notes by the translator, and the omission of irrelevant matter. Scrofani pays particular attention to commercial details respecting the Ionian Isles, Dalmatia, the Morea, &c.

Literary establishments and societies, especially those of Paris, and the state of mathematical, physical, and chemical science, are particularly attended to by this author. Arndt, Reisen durch einer Theil Deutschlands, Ungaren, Italien, und Franckreichs, 1798, 1799. 4 vols. 8vo. Leip. 1804. Reisen durch das Osterreich, Illyrien, Dalmatien, und Albanien, 1818. 2 vols. 8vo. Meissen, 1822.

Reise durch einige Deutsche Provinzen, von Hollenberg. Stendal, 1782. 8vo. Architecture and mechanics are the topics of these travels. The following travels relate to the Hartz: 338. Geographische und Historische, Merkwurdigkeften des Ober Hartz. Leip. 1741. 8vo. Reise nach dem Oberhartz. Von J.C. Sulzer. Inserted in a collection of travels published by J. Bernouilli.

Born, Briefe uber Mineralogische gegenstande auf einer Reise durch den Temeswarer Bannat, &c. Leip. 1774. 8vo. This mineralogical tour in Hungary and Transylvania by Born, and published by Ferber, possesess a sufficient guarantee of its accuracy and value from the names of the author and editor.

Economy, manufactures, and natural history. Briefe uber Ireland. Von Kuttner, Leip. 1785, 8vo. This author published Travels in Holland and England, which, as well as the present, indicate an attentive, careful, and well-informed observer of manners, national character, and statistics.