A collection of authentic, useful, and entertaining voyages and discoveries, digested in a chronological series. Performed by the following celebrated commanders, viz. Christopher Columbus. Vasco de Gama. Pedro Alvarez de Gabral. Sir Francis Drake. Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Thomas Cavendish. Oliver Van Noort. George Spilbergen. W. Schooten and J. Le Maire. Captain Monk. The Sufferings of eight Seamen. Abel Tasman. - ---Dampier. Wafer's Journey across Darien. Captain Woodes Rogers and Courtney, including the History of Alexander Selkirk, who was found on the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes in the South Seas, after four years residence. Don George Juan, and Don Antonio de Ulloa. Lord Anson. Mr. Ellis. Narrative of the Doddington East-Indiaman. Martin's (and others) Description of St. Kilda. Russian Voyages for the Discovery of a North-East Passage. By John Barrow, Esq. Author of the Geographical Dictionary

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Barrow, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for J. Knox, near Southampton-Street, in the Strand 1765, MDCCLXV. [1765]
Subjects:	Tasman, Abel Janszoon / 1603?-1659 Voyages And Travels Voyages Around The World America / Discovery And Exploration
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0092500101?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa