Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This is the extraordinary story of Johann Schiltberger (1381-?1440), who, enslaved by Tamburlane, travelled through the Caucasus, up the Volga and to Siberia before escaping and returning to his home.