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# 49769
CASTANHEDA, Fernão Lopes de
The first booke of the historie of the discouerie and conquest of the East Indias, enterprised by the Portingales, in their daungerous nauigations, in the time of King Don Iohn, the second of that name.
Which historie conteineth much varietie of matter, very profitable for all nauigators, and not vnpleasaunt to the readers. Set foorth in the Portingale language, by Hernan Lopes de Castaneda. And now translated into English, by N.L. Gentleman. Imprinted at London : by Thomas East, 1582. Small quarto (195 x 140 mm), later panelled calf; edges stained red; …
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# 12308
HAKLUYT, Richard (1552?-1616)
The principal navigations, voiages, traffiqves and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea
or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres, deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. This first volume containing the woorthy discoueries, &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by …
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# 48397
HAWKINS, Sir Richard, c. 1562 - 1622
The observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knight, in his voyage into the south sea : Anno Domini 1593.
London : Printed by I. D[awson] for John Jaggard, and are to be sold at his shop at the Hand Starre in Fleete-streete, neere the Temple Gate, 1622. Folio, finely bound in full crushed blue Morocco, elaborate gilt rules and tooling, spine in compartments with raised bands, tooled and lettered in gilt, gilt dentelles, marbled …
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# 49744
SEMEDO, Alvaro
The History of that Great and Renowned Monarchy of China.
Wherein all the particular Provinces are accurately described : as also the Dispositions, Manners, Learning, Lawes, Militia, Government, and Religion of the People. Together with the Traffick and Commodities of that Countrey. Lately written in Italian by F. Alvarez Semedo, a Portughess, after he had resided twenty two yeares at the Court, and other Famous …
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# 48337
Mendes Pinto, Fernão (d. 1583); Cogan, Henry (translator)
The voyages and adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a Portugal, during his travels for the space of one and twenty years in the Kingdoms of Ethiopia, China, Tartaria, Cauchinchina, Calaminham, Siam, Pegu, Japan, and a great part of the East-Indies.
With a relation and description of most of the places thereof ; their religion, laws, riches, customs, and government in time of peace and war : where he five times suffered shipwrack, was sixteen times sold, and thirteen times made a slave : written originally by himself in the Portugal tongue and dedicated to the …
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# 39617
de WIT, Frederick (1630-1706)
Accuratissima totius Asiae tabula : in omnes partes divisa, de nova correcta, ac in lucem edita
per Fredericum de Witt Amstelodami cum privilegio D.D. ordinum Hollandiae Westristacqs ; F. de Wit excudit. [Amsterdam : Frederik de Wit, circa 1688]. Copperplate engraving on paper, 58.0 cm in diameter, on sheet 51.0 x 61.0 cm, original hand colouring, a couple of paper reinforcements verso, a very good copy. A fine large format seventeenth century …
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# 50054
HACKE, "Capt." William
A Collection of Original Voyages :
Containing I. Capt. Cowley’s voyage round the globe. II. Captain Sharp’s journey over the Isthmus of Darien, and expedition into the South seas, written by himself. III. Capt. Wood’s voyage thro’ the Streights of Magellan. IV. Mr. Roberts’s adventures among the corsairs of the Levant; his account of their way of living; description of the …
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# 49529
FREZIER, Amédée François, 1682-1773
A voyage to the South-sea, and along the coasts of Chili and Peru in the years 1712, 1713, and 1714
: particularly describing the genius and constitution of the inhabitants, as well Indians as Spaniards … / by Monsieur Frezier … Illustrated with 37 copper-cutts … Printed from the author’s original plates inserted in the Paris edition. With a postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley … And an account of the settlement, commerce, and riches of …
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# 50060
ROGERS, Captain Woodes
A cruising voyage round the world : first to the South-Sea, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope. Begun in 1708, and finish’d in 1711.
Containing a journal of all the remarkable transactions; particularly of the taking of Puna and Guiaquil, of the Acapulca ship, and other prizes : an account of Alexander Selkirk’s living alone four years and four months in an island; and a brief description of several countries in our course noted for trade, especially in the …
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# 49994
SHELVOCKE, George
A voyage round the world by way of the Great South Sea
Perform’d in the years 1719, 20, 21, 22, in the Speedwell of London, of 24 guns and 100 men, (under His Majesty’s Commission to cruize on the Spaniards in the late war with the Spanish Crown) till she was cast away on the Island of Juan Fernandes, in May 1720; and afterwards continu’d in the …
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# 42701
DAMPIER, William (1651-1715)
A collection of voyages. In four volumes.
I. Captain William Dampier’s voyages round the world : describing particularly, the coasts and Islands in the East and West-Indies. The South-Sea coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico. The countries of Tonquin, Achin and Malacca. The Cape of Good Hope, New-Holland, &c. II. The voyages of Lionel Wafer; giving an account of his being left …
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# 48667
Anon
Letters from a Moor at London to his friend at Tunis.
Containing an account of his journey through England, with his observations on the laws, customs, religion, and manners of the English nation. Likewise Remarks on the public charities, with curious memoirs relating to the life of Mr. Sutton founder of the Charter-House. A description of Bedlam, with serious reflections on love, madness and self-murder. The …
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# 50045
BULKELEY, John & John CUMMINS
A voyage to the South-Seas, in the years 1740-1.
Containing, a faithful narrative of the loss of His Majesty’s ship the Wager on a desolate island in the latitude 47 south, longitude 81:40 west: with the proceedings and conduct of the officers and crew, and the hardships they endured in the said island for the space of five months; their bold attempt for liberty, …
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# 49754
OSORIO, Jerome (Jerónimo); GIBBS, James (translator)
History of the Portuguese, During the Reign of Emmanuel: containing all their discoveries, from the coast of Africk to the farthest parts of China;
their battles by sea and land, their sieges, and other memorable exploits: with a description of those countries, and a particular account of the religion, government, and customs of the natives; including also, their discovery of the Brazils, and their wars with the Moors. London : A. Millar, 1752. First English-language edition. Two volumes, octavo, …
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# 49471
BLIGH, William (1754-1817)
A narrative of the mutiny on board His Majesty’s ship Bounty;
and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship’s boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. Illustrated with charts. London : George Nicol, 1790. Quarto, half-calf over marbled papered boards, gilt-decorated spine with contrasting morocco title labels, folding engraved frontispiece of the …
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# 29230
TENCH, Captain Watkin
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, in New South Wales,
including an accurate description of the situation of the colony; of the natives; and of its natural productions. London : Sold by G. Nicol, Pall-Mall ; and J. Sewell, Cornhill, 1793. Quarto, later half calf over marbled papered boards (rubbed), spine in compartments with elaborate gilt decoration and green morocco title label lettered in gilt, bookplate removed from front pastedown; all edges speckled red; frontispiece folding Map of the hitherto unexplored country …