Histoire générale des voyages, ou, Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terreposées sur les observations les plus autentiques ...
Covers the early explorations and discoveries on 3 continents: Africa (v. 1-5), Asia (v. 5-11), and America (v. 12-15). Materials on French, English, Dutch, and Portugese explorers and settlements are included throughout. Vols. on Africa cover primarily coastal countries of West, Southern, and East...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | French |
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Paris :
Didot,
1746-1770.
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| Series: | Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Covers the early explorations and discoveries on 3 continents: Africa (v. 1-5), Asia (v. 5-11), and America (v. 12-15). Materials on French, English, Dutch, and Portugese explorers and settlements are included throughout. Vols. on Africa cover primarily coastal countries of West, Southern, and Eastern Africa, plus the Congo, Madagascar, Arabia and the Persian Gulf areas. Vols. on Asia cover China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Philippines, and countires bordering the Indian Ocean. V. 11 includes Australia and Antarctica. Vols. 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America. |
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| Item Description: | Volumes 1-7, are translation by Prévost d'Exiles, with some omissions and variations, of: A new general collection of voyages and travels / compiled by John Green. London : T. Astley, 1745-47. Title varies in volumes 16-19. V. 16 has title: Table alphabt́ique des matiéres contenues dans les XV volumes ; volume 17, Suite de l'histoire générale des voyages ... pour servir de supplement a l'édition de Paris; volume 15 & 18, Continuation de l'Histoire générale des voyages. "Avec approbation et privilege du roi." By A.F. Prévost, continued by A.G. Meusnier de Querlon, and others. Publisher varies in volumes 15-19. V. 17 has imprint: Amsterdam : Arkstée et Merkus, 1761. Imprint of volume 18 is Paris : Rozet, 1768; and of volume 19, Paris : Panckoucke, 1770. Volume 16 contains index to volumes 1-15. V. 17 contains supplements to volumes 8-11 of the Paris edition and volumes 10-15 of the Amsterdam edition. Reproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University. Goldsmiths'-Kress number 08209.3. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 19 volumes : illustrations (some folded), plates, maps, music ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |