A cruising voyage round the world : first to the South-Sea, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards...
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 South-Sea ... / by Captain Woodes Rogers ...
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Publisher
London : Printed for Andrew Bell ... and Bernard Lintot ... , 1718.
Date
1718.
Call Numbers
71/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, [1], 428, 57, [7] p., [5] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed for Andrew Bell ... and Bernard Lintot ... , 1718.
Edition
The second edition, corrected.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1718.
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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 liv...
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"Appendix, containing a description of the coast, roads, harbours ... and distances from Acapulco ... to the island of Chiloe ... ": 57 p. at end.Appendix is separately paged although the signatures are continuous.
One map by Herman Moll, four by John Senex.
Signatures: A⁸, a², B-Z⁸, Aa-Hh⁸, Ii⁶.
Dixson copy: Has bookplate and signature of James Lean, 1758, and the signature of John Lean....
Citation / References Note
C & C 6644.
ESTC t131767.
Sabin 72754.
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71/5
Record Identifier
74VKOKbM8ZGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOKbM8ZGA
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DDC
910.41
MMS ID
991022450029702626
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