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A Collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have...

Published 1747

Printed for and sold by Thomas Osborne of Gray's-Inn

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Instances of navigators who have reached high northern latitudes. Read at a meeting of the Royal Society, May 19, 1774

by Barrington, Daines
Published 1775

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To the quality and gentry, who have already, or may hereafter become subscribers to John Rocque...

by Rocque, John
Published 1761

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The admirable travels of Thomas Jenkins : And David Lowellin, through the unknown tracts of Africa: with the manner how Lowellin lived eight years on an uninhabited spot; and, havi...

by Lowellin, David
Published 1791

Printed for, and sold by W. Clements, and J. Sadler, in the year

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A new and complete collection of voyages and travels : containing all that have been remarkable from the earliest period to the present time; ... By John Hamilton Moore, ... Assist...

by Moore, John Hamilton
Published 1780

printed for the proprietors: and sold by Alexander Hogg

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An history of the mitred Parliamentary abbies, and conventual cathedral churches. Shewing the times of their respective foundations, and what Alterations they have undergone. With some Descriptions of their Monuments...

by Willis, Browne
Published 1718

printed by W. Bowyer, for R. Gosling at the Miter and Crown against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet

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By the King, a proclamation. George R. Whereas we did think fit, by and with the advice of our Privy-Council, to issue our royal proclamation, bearing date the fifth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and seventeen, in the Fourth Year of Our Reign, therein taking notice, that we had received information, that several persons, subjects of Great Britain, had since the Four and twentieth Day of June, in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifteen, committed divers piracies and robberies upon the high seas in the West-Indies, or adjoyning to Our Plantations, which had and might Occasion great Damage to the Merchants of Great Britain, and others, Trading into those Parts: And We did thereby Promise and Declare, That in case any the said Pirates should, on or before the Fifth Day of September, One thousand seven hundred and eighteen, Surrender him or themselves in manner as therein is directed, every such Pirate and Pirates, so Surrendring him or themselves, as aforesaid, should have Our...

Published 1718

printed by John Baskett, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd

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Brookes' general gazetteer abridged : Containing a geographical description of the countries, cities, towns, forts, seas, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world; w...

by Brookes, Richard
Published 1796

printed for B. Law, C. Dilly, J. Johnson, G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Richardson, Ogilvy and Speare F. and C. Rivington, R. Baldwin, S. Hayes, W. Lowndes, J. Scatcherd, W. Bent, G. and T. Wilkie, G. Kearsley, T. N. Longman, Vernor and Hood, B. Crosby, Cadell and Davies, H. Murray, and E. Goldsmith

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A new general collection of voyages and travels : consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language: comprehending every thing remarkabl...

Published 1746

printed for Edward and John Exshaw, at the Bible on Cork-Hill

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A voyage to the South-Seas, and to many other parts of the world : Performed from the month of September in the year 1740, to June 1744, by Commodore Anson, in His Majesty's ship t...

by Officer of the Squadron
Published 1744

Printed and sold by R. Walker, in Fleet-Lane

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A voyage to the South Seas, and to many other parts of the world : performed from the month of September in the year 1740, to June 1744, by Commodore Anson, In his Majesty's Ship t...

by Officer of the Fleet
Published 1744

printed and sold by J. Plume, opposite the White-Horse, Without Newgate

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A voyage to the South-Seas : and to many other parts of the world, performed from the month of September in the year 1740, to June 1744, by Commodore Anson, In his Majesty's Ship t...

by Officer of the Squadron
Published 1744

printed by and for the proprietors of the Yeovil Mercury, and deliver'd Gratis to the Customers to that News-Paper

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A collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue : which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other Collec...

Published 1745

printed for and sold by Thomas Osborne of Gray's-Inn

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A new universal collection of voyages and travels : Consisting of the most esteemed relations which have been hitherto published in all languages. Containing every thing remarkable...

Published 1755

printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-Street

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The habitable world described, or the present state of the people in all parts of the globe, from north to south; shewing the situation, extent, climate, productions, animals, &c. of the different Kingdoms and States; including all the new discoveries: Together with the genius, manners, customs, trade, religion, forms of government, &c. of the inhabitants, and every thing respecting them, that can be either entertaining or informing to the reader, collected from the earliest and latest accounts of historians and travellers of all nations; with some that have never been published in this kingdom; and, nothing advanced...

by Trusler, John
Published 1788

printed for the author, at the Literary-Press, No. 14, Red-Lion-Street, Clerkenwell; and sold by all booksellers

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The life, and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself...

by Defoe, Daniel
Published 1719

printed for W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row

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The life and strange surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years all alone in an uninhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river Oroonoque; having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but Himself...

by Defoe, Daniel
Published 1767

printed for T. Thompson, R. Damper, L. Burch, H. Shoram, T. Clitch, B. Blossom, D. Lord, F. Fritchet, G. Townwold, J. Dwarf, J. Liblond and W. Blanchard