A cruising voyage round the world : first to the South-seas, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the cape of Good Hope : begun in 1708, and finish'd in 1711 : containing a journal of all the remarkable transactions : particularly, of the taking of Puna and Guiaquil, of the Acapulco ship, and other prizes : an account of Alexander Selkirk's living alone four years and four months in an island : and a brief description of several countries in our course noted for trade, especially in the South-sea : with maps of all the coast, from the best Spanish manuscript draughts : and an introduction relating to the Sovth-sea trade / by Captain Woodes Rogers, commander in chief on this expedition, with the ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol.

Author/creator Rogers, Woodes
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for A. Bell and B. Lintot, 1712.
Descriptionxxi, [1], 428, 56, [14] p. : incl. tables. 5 fold. maps ; 20 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
General noteImperfect: 2 maps wanting. (cf. Sabin)
General note"Appendix, containing a description of the coast, roads, harbours ... and distances, from Acapulco ... to the island of Chiloe ... From the best Spanish manuscripts taken in the South-sea": 56 p. at end.
General noteStephen calls this original edition extremely rare.
General noteReproduction of original from Library of Congress.
General noteSabin no. 72754.
References RLIN, CTRG10122708-B
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
LCCN 06001735

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