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Understanding 9/11Histoire générale des voyages, ou, Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre : qui ont été publiées jusqu'à présent dans les différentes langues de toutes les nations connues : contenant ce qu'il ya a de plus remarquable, de plus utile, et de mieux averé dans le pays ou les voyageurs ont penetré ... avec les moeurs et les usages des habitans ... pour former un systême complet d'histoire et de géographie moderne, qui representera l'état actuel de toutes les nations : enrichi de cartes géographiques nouvellement composées sur les observations les plus autentiques ..
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19 volumes : 26 cm
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 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. V. 11 includes Australia and Antartica. Vols. 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America
Vols. 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 v. 16-19. V. 16 has title: Table alphabt́ique des matiéres contenues dans les XV volumes ; v. 17, Suite de l'histoire générale des voyages ... pour servir de supplement a l'édition de Paris; v. 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 v. 15-19. V. 17 has imprint: Amsterdam : Arkstée et Merkus, 1761. Imprint of v. 18 is Paris : Rozet, 1768; and of v. 19, Paris : Panckoucke, 1770
Vol. 16 contains index to v. 1-15. V. 17 contains supplements to v. 8-11 of the Paris ed. and v. 10-15 of the Amsterdam ed
Includes bibliographical references
19 volumes : 26 cm
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 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. V. 11 includes Australia and Antartica. Vols. 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America
Vols. 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 v. 16-19. V. 16 has title: Table alphabt́ique des matiéres contenues dans les XV volumes ; v. 17, Suite de l'histoire générale des voyages ... pour servir de supplement a l'édition de Paris; v. 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 v. 15-19. V. 17 has imprint: Amsterdam : Arkstée et Merkus, 1761. Imprint of v. 18 is Paris : Rozet, 1768; and of v. 19, Paris : Panckoucke, 1770
Vol. 16 contains index to v. 1-15. V. 17 contains supplements to v. 8-11 of the Paris ed. and v. 10-15 of the Amsterdam ed
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
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 Antartica. Vols. 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America.
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