The unfortunate Englishmen ; or, a faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners : viz. Thomas Bounce, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balman and Thomas Robinson ; who were taken by a Spanish guarda costa, in the John and Anne, Edward Burt, master, and set on shore at a place call'd Porto-Cavallo, naked and wounded ; containing a journey over land from the Gulph of Honduras to the great South Sea, wherein is some new and very useful disoveries of the inland of those almost unknown parts of America ; as also an 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.
| Author/creator | Cockburn, John |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | London : [publisher not identified], 1779. |
| Description | iv, 5-164 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Unfortunate Englishmen |
| Variant title | Faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners |
| Variant title | Journey over land from the Gulf of Honduras to the great South-Sea |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes the autograph of "Herbert" on frontispiece. |
| General note | An earlier edition, London, 1735, was published under the title: A journey over land from the Gulf of Honduras to the great South-Sea. |
| General note | "Printed and sold by all the Booksellers, in Town and Country." |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Purchased from John Drury Rare Books, 2/18/2019 |
| Genre/form | Early works. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | F1431 .C63 1779 | ✔ Available | Request Material |