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Corpus of Australian Contact History and Ethnography (CACHE), Buccaneers, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Geography, Journeys, Tides, Voyages and travels, Voyages around the world, Winds, Descriptions et voyages, Voyages autour du monde, Natural history, Pre-Linnean works, Booksellers CataloguesPeople
William Dampier (1652-1715)Times
sixteen -seventeen hundreds, 1699Showing 6 featured editions. View all 37 editions?
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Vol. 2 and v. 3 [pt. 1] originally "designed as an appendix" first appeared after the 4th ed. of v.1, as separate volumes with special title-pages.
Vol. 2 has title: Voyages and descriptions. vol. II. In three parts, viz. 1. A supplement of the voyage round the world, describing the countreys of Tonquin, Achin, Malacca, &c. their product, inhabitants, manners, trade, policy, &c. 2. Two voyages to Campeachy; with a description of the coasts, product, inhabitants, logwood-cutting, trade. &c. of Jucatan, Campeachy, New-Spain, &c. 3. A discourse of trade-winds, breezes, storms, seasons of the year, tides and currents of the torrid zone throughout the world: with an account of Natal in Africk, its product, negro's, &c. ... Illustrated with particular maps and draughts. To which is added, a general index to both volumes. London, 1699.
Vol. 3 has title: A voyage to New Holland, &c. in the year 1699. Wherein are described, the Canary-Islands, the isles of Mayo and St. Jago. The bay of All Saints, with the forts and towns of Bahia in Brasil, Cape Salvadore. The winds on the Brasilian Coast. Abrohlo-shoals. A table of all the variations observ'd in this voyage. Occurrences near the Cape of Good Hope. The course to New Holland. Shark's Bay. The isles and coast, &c. of New Holland. Their inhabitants, manners, customs, trade, &c. Their harbours, soil, beasts, birds, fish, &c. Trees, plants, fruits, &c. Illustrated with several maps and draughts; also divers birds, fishes and plants, not found in this part of the world, curiously ingraven on copper-plates, vol. III. London, 1703.
Vol. [3], pt. 2] "A continuation of a voyage to New Holland" first appeared with 2d ed. of v. 3, 1709. A collected issue of these voyages (with additions) was published by J. Knapton in 1729 with title: "A collection of voyages. In four volumes ..."
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