A New collection of voyages and travels : With historical accounts of discoveries and conquests in all parts of the world. None of them ever before printed in English; being now first translated from the Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese and other languages. Adorn'd with cuts. For the month of December, 1708. To be continu'd monthly.
| Corporate Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | A collection of travels each with separate pagination and register; issued in monthly parts. Contents: volume 1: The discovery and conquest of the Molucco and Philippine islands', by Bartolomé Leonardo y Argensola, London, 1708; 'A new voyage to Carolina', by John Lawson, London, 1709; 'The seventeen years travels of Peter de Cieza, through the mighty kingdom of Peru', by Pedro de Cieza de Léon, London, 1709; volume 2: 'The travels of the Sieur Mouette, in the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco', by Germain Moüette, [London], [1710]; 'The travels of Peter Teixeira from India to Italy by land', by Pedro Teixeira, [London?], [1710?]; 'A voyage to Madagascar, the adjacent islands, and coast of Africk', by François Cauche, [London?], [1710?]; 'The travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia', by Balthazar Telles, London, 1710. Final leaf: 'An advertisement concerning this work in general'. The general titlepage to the second volume: 'A view of the universe: or, a new collection of voyages and travels, into all parts of the world', London: printed for J. Knapton; A. Bell; D. Midwinter; W. Taylor; and sold by J. Round; N. Cliffe; E. Sanger, and A. Collins; and J. Baker, 1710. Subsequently re-issued as a two volume set in 1711. Reproduction of original from British Library. Electronic resource. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (8 unnumbered pages, 260, 8 unnumbered pages 6 unnumbered pages, 258, 2 unnumbered pages 8 unnumbered pages, 244, 12 unnumbered pages 4 unnumbered pages, 115, 5 unnumbered pages, 81, 7 unnumbered pages, 77, 3 unnumbered pages 4 unnumbered pages, 264, 18 unnumbered pages , plates) : maps ; |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |