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34 – The Interpreters of Oriental Languages for the Georgian Kings of Great Britain

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II Abraham Salamé
Salamé was the last Royal Interpreter of Oriental Languages. He is best known for his account of the naval attack on Algiers in August 1816, his first assignment as royal interpreter.

A scan of the treaty with the United States thst was translated into English by Isaac Cardozo Nuñez
Early Interpreters,Europe,North Africa and the Middle East,The Modern Era

33 – The Interpreters of Oriental Languages for the Georgian Kings of Great Britain

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II: Isaac Cardozo Nuñez and Simon Lucas The men on the list of Interpreters of Oriental Languages are not well known, and some of them have left very little trace.  We have seen that John Massabecky’s story is unknown; so are those of Messrs Arbona (1763-1767), Logie (1767-1769), Deceramis (1769-1782), Tully (1794-1802), Costa (1802-1809) and Delagarde (1809-1816).  They hardly appear …