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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

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  • Other Name

    Dampier's Fourth Voyage -- [Spine Title] (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "Rogers' account is considered as a buccaneering classic. With William Dampier as pilot, Captain Woodes Rogers' privateering expedition set sail from Bristol. After sailing down the coast of Brazil and rounding Cape Horn, he made for the deserted island of Juan Fernandez to seek shelter from a severe storm.

    There Rogers rescued the celebrated Alexander Selkirk, a Scot who had been marooned several years before by Captain Stradling during Dampier's earlier voyage, and who has been immortalized as the prototype for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. An account of Selkirk's true adventures is given. The expedition then cruised the coast of Peru, taking various prizes, reached California, and crossed the Pacific to Asia. The high point of this circumnavigation was the capture of the Manila galleon, in 1709, at Puerto Seguro. A bit of Rogers' Spanish plunder is offered in the Appendix" (Hill). "It is a work of great interest and possesses a quaint humor that renders it delightful reading. In many respects the voyage was a notable one, but in none more than this, that with a mongrel crew, and with officers often mutinous, good order and discipline were maintained throughout. The original edition is extremely rare" (Cox). Along with Shelvocke and Dampier, Rogers' voyage was one of the few English expeditions to reach the South Seas in the early part of the 18th century. Scarcely found complete. Hill 1479.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    G925.R73 ROG 1712 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    35339 (Cat ID)

    63091 (DBTextworks system ID)

    28151 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

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  • 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

    Dampier's Fourth Voyage -- [Spine Title] (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Woodes Rogers (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Printed for A. Bell at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhill, and B. Lintot at the Cross-Keys between the two Temple-Gates, Fleetstreet.
  • Place
  • Date
    1712
  • Physical Description

    xxi, [1], 428, 56, [14] pages, [3] folded leaves of plates [missing] : 3 folded maps [missing] ; 21 cm (8vo)

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Related Object Notes
    MS-2000-5 Catalogue of the Mackelvie Collection of Books and Pamphlets
    MUS-1995-38-86 Museum correspondence û Mackelvie, James Tannock
    N5297 CAT Catalogue of the Mackelvie Collection for Auckland, New Zealand
  • Edition/State/Version
    1st edition
  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Handwritten note in ink by an unknown hand on page opposite the title reads:
    "It was lately announced that Commadore Powell and the officers of Her Majesty's Ship Topaze had erected in the island of Juan Fernandez, a tablet to the memory of Alexander Selkirk, the tablet bearing the following inscription 'In memory of Alexander Selkirk, mariner, the original of Robinson Crusoe who lived on the island of Juan Fernßndez in complete solitude for four years and four months. He was landed from the Cinque Ports galley. 96 tons, 18 guns 1704 and was taken off in the Duke Privateer. 12th of February 1709. He died lieutenant of HMS Weymouth AD. 1723 aged 47 years. This tablet is erected near Selkirk's look-out by Commadore Powell and the officers of HMS Topaze AD 1868"
    T[?] Dec 12th. 1868
  • 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 pages at end.
    Includes "An Alphabetical Index of places, &c."
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Rare books--18th century; Indonesia--Discovery and exploration; Guam--Early works to 1800]

    This edition bound for James Tannock Mackelvie to be presented to Auckland Institute as part of a five volume set of William Dampier's travels. Notes from Mackelvie to binder to keep inscription on page across from the title page, and that William Dampier was the pilot of the voyage.

  • Associated Notes

    https://www.google.co.nz/books/edition/_/J1xCAAAAcAAJ

    Digitised copy available to read online via Google Books (accessed 24/11/2021)

  • 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.
    Rogers came from an affluent seafaring family, grew up in Poole and Bristol, and served a marine apprenticeship to a Bristol sea captain. His father held shares in many ships, but he died when Rogers was in his mid-twenties, leaving Rogers in control of the family shipping business. In 1707, Rogers was approached by Captain William Dampier, who sought support for a privateering voyage against the Spanish, with whom the British were at war. Rogers led the expedition, which consisted of two well-armed ships, Duke and Duchess, and was the captain of Duke. In three years, Rogers and his men went around the world, capturing several ships in the Pacific Ocean. En route, the expedition rescued Selkirk, finding him on Juan Fernandez Island on 1 February 1709. When the expedition returned to England in October 1711, Rogers had circumnavigated the globe, while retaining his original ships and most of his men, and the investors in the expedition doubled their money.
    The expedition made Rogers a national hero, but his brother was killed and Rogers was badly wounded in fights in the Pacific. On his return, he was successfully sued by his crew on the grounds that they had not received their fair share of the expedition profits, and Rogers was forced into bankruptcy. He wrote of his maritime experiences in the book A Cruising Voyage Round the World, which sold well, in part due to public fascination at Selkirk's rescue.
    Rogers was twice appointed Governor of the Bahamas, where he succeeded in warding off threats from the Spanish, and in ridding the colony of pirates. His first term as governor was financially ruinous, and on his return to England, he was imprisoned for debt. During his second term as governor, Rogers died in Nassau at the age of about 53.--Wikipedia, September 2019.
  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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