A journey over land, from the Gulf of Honduras to the great South-Sea. Performed by John Cockburn, and five other Englishmen, viz. Thomas Rounce, Richard Banister, John Holland, Thomas Robinson, and John Ballman; Who were taken by a Spanish Guarda-Costa, in the John and Jane, Edward Burt Master, and set on Shoar at a Place called Forto-Cavalo, naked and wounded, as mentioned in several News-Papers of October, 1731. Containing, Variety of extraordinary Distresses and Adventures, and some New and Useful Discoveries of the Inland of those almost unknown Parts of America: As also, An exact Account of the Manners, Customs, and Behaviour of the several Indians inhabiting a Tract of Land of 2400 Miles; particularly of their Dispositions towards the Spaniards and English. To which is added, a curious piece, written in the reign of King James I. and never before printed, intitled, A brief discoverye of some things best worth noteinge in the travells of Nicholas Withington, a Factor in the East-Indiase

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Cockburn, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for C. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church yard 1735, M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]
Subjects:	Central America / Description And Travel
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0616900500?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa