The relation of a wonderfull voiage made by VVilliam Cornelison Schouten of Horne : Shewing how sout...
The relation of a wonderfull voiage made by VVilliam Cornelison Schouten of Horne : Shewing how south from the Straights of Magelan, in Terra Del-fuogo: he found and discouered a newe passage through the great South Sea, and that way sayled round about the world. Describing what islands, countries, people, and strange aduentures he found in his saide passage.
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Publisher
London : Imprinted by T[homas] D[awson] for Nathanaell Newbery, and are to be sold at the signe of the Starre, vnder S. Peters in Corne-hill, and in Pope-head Alley, 1619.
Uniform title
Alternative title
Relation of a wonderfull voyage made by William Cornelison Schouten of Horne.
Date
1619.
Call Numbers
MRB/209
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Language
English
Dutch
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Physical Description
Physical content
82 pages : map (woodcut) ; 19 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
London : Imprinted by T[homas] D[awson] for Nathanaell Newbery, and are to be sold at the signe of the Starre, vnder S. Peters in Corne-hill, and in Pope-head Alley, 1619.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1619.
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Rare Books copy: To be issued in Special Collections.
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Summary
Schouten?s expedition to locate Terra Australis sailed from the Netherlands in 1615. This was the last such voyage in the seventeenth century to travel to the Pacific from the east. The other main purpose of the voyage was to locate a new route to the Pacific. Sponsorship of the voyage was split equally between Schouten and the Australische Compagn...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The relation of a wonderfull voiage made by VVilliam Cornelison Schouten of Horne : Shewing how south from the Straights of Magelan, in Terra Del-fuogo: he found and discouered a newe passage through the great South Sea, and that way sayled round about the world. Describing what islands, countries, people, and strange aduentures he found in his sai...
Running title
Voyage about the vvorld by a new passage.
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Notes
General note
Running title reads: A voyage about the vvorld by a new passage.
Translator's dedication signed: W.P., i.e. William Phillip.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Language note
A translation of: Journal ofte beschryvinghe van de wonderlicke reyse.
Translated from Dutch to English.
Exhibitions
Exhibited in: "Maps of the Pacific", State Library of New South Wales, August 2021 to 24 April 2022. NSL
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MRB/209
Record Identifier
74VKvN3V2QWd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvN3V2QWd
Other Identifiers
DDC
910.41
MMS ID
991021605689702626
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