Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
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 South-sea trade
Other Name
Rogers Voyages -- [Spine Title] (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Printed for A. Bell and B. Lintot
Place
Date
1718
Physical Description
xxi, [1], 428, 56, [14] pages, [5] folded leaves of plates : maps ; 20 cm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
Second Edition, Corrected
Subject Category
Content
"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.
Includes "An Alphabetical Index of places, &c."
Five maps include
A Map of the World with the ships Duke and Dutchess [sic] tract round it from 1708 to 1711
The South Sea Coast split into four maps -
Mexico or New Spain
New Spain, the Isthmus of Darien, Popayan, Quito, Peru
Peru and Chili
Chili.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Indonesia--Discovery and exploration; Guam--Early works to 1800]
ESTC, T142262.
Subject Notes
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is known as the captain of the vessel that rescued marooned Alexander Selkirk, whose plight is generally believed to have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.--Wikipedia page
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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