Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels : consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with: Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English, Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri &c. in Italian, Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French, De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c in Latin, Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal &c. in Spanish, and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch : together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem, whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language : containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c., the climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country : likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. : illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts : to which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements, together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation / originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. ; now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time, including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.

Author/creator Harris, John author.
Other author Campbell, John, 1708-1775, editor.
Other author Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767, cartographer.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for T. Woodward, A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, T. Longman, R. Hett, C. Hitch, H. Whitridge, S. Austen, J. Hodges, J. Robinson, B. Dod, T. Harris, J. Hinton, and J. Rivington, MDCCLXIV-MDCCXLVIII [1744-1748]
Description2 volumes : illustrations, portraits, maps (engravings) ; 42 cm (folio)
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Portion of title Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca
Portion of title Complete collection of voyages and travels
Variant title Binder's spine title: Harris's voyages
Local noteJoyner Rare copy v. 2 pagination skips from 924 to 927 without apparent loss of text. Both volumes with modern full leather binding with spine title: Harris's voyages.
General noteVolume 1: [10], xvi, [4], 984 p., [27] leaves of plates (2 double-leaved); volume 2: [10], 1056, [22] p., [34] leaves of plates (10 double-leaved).
General noteWith a preliminary imprimatur leaf.
General noteTitle pages printed in red and black.
General noteHead- and tail-pieces; initials.
General note"John Campbell 1708-1755 ... rev. this ed."--Cf. Sowerby 3829.
General noteIncludes maps by Emanuel Bowen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain
References English short title catalogue, N10532
References Sowerby, E. M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 3829
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy v. 1-2 gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024
Genre/formEarly works.
LCCN 05041507

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