A complete collection of voyages made into North and South America
in due order as they happen'd, beginning from Chistopher Columbus, and Americus Vespucius, and descended to this present time ; accurately describing each country, its natural resources and product ; the religion, customs, manners, trade, &c. of the inhabitants, with whatsoever else is curious and remarkable in any kind ; to which is prefix'd an introductory discourse, shewing the great advantage of trading into those parts ; with the improvements that have been made by our late navigators, in order to the effecting of speedy voyages, exactly describing the coasts, and illustrating both the ancient and modern geography ; the whole extracted from the works of the most considerable travellers
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Contributions
- Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 - Contributor
- Du Perier, of the Académie royale des sciences, Paris - Contributor
Publication
1711 - Printed for E. Curll at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Churhc in Fleetstreet, London, England
Language
English
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Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number15277533
- Open LibraryOL53703059M
Classifications
- DDC917
- LCCE101 .D93 1711
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