A 'Falsissima Relatione': Sir Robert Dallington's Survey of Tuscany

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Sir Robert Dallington's 'Survey of Tuscany' (1605), I am self-publishing this substantial chapter from my 2001 doctoral thesis on the history of English travel to Italy in Tudor and early Stuart times. This work would make enjoyable reading for people interested in Italian travel, early modern travel writing, or the history of the Grand Tour.