The voyages and adventures of Capt. William Dampier. : Wherein are described the inhabitants, manners, customs, trade, harbours, soil, animals. vegetables, etc. of the principle countries, islands, etc. of Asia, Africa and America; illustrated with maps, &c. To which is added, a discourse on winds, seasons, tides and currents of the torrid zone throughout the world

Title Variants

Alternative: Voyages and adventures of Captain William Dampier

Uniform: New voyage round the world

Related Titles

Related/Analytical: Discourse on winds, breezes, storms, seasons of the year, tides and currents of the torrid zone throughout the world

By

Dampier, William, 1651-1715

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Liverpool, Printed by W. Nevett and Co. in Prince's-Street; and sold by Messrs. Gore, Ansdell, and Sibbald, booksellers, 1769

Notes

Somewhat abridged version of vols. 1 and 2 of the author's A new voyage round the world, of which vol. 1 was printed London, 1697, vol. 2 which was printed London, 1699 under title: Voyages and descriptions, vol. 3 which was printed London, 1703 under title: A voyage to New Holland, &c. in the year 1699, and vol. 4 which was printed London, 1709 under title: A continuation of a voyage to New-Holland, &c. in the year 1699.

"Capt. Dampier's Discourse on winds, breezes, storms, seasons of the year, tides and currents of the torrid zone throughout the world", v. 3, p. [1]-107, 2nd count, has divisional title page. This work first appeared as part 3 of vol. 2 of the author's A new voyage round the world printed London, 1699 under title: Voyages and descriptions.

Pagination: v. 1: iv, [1], 6-454 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: 397, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 3: 156, 150, 156-159 p.

Signatures: v. 1: [A]⁸ ([A]1 verso blank) B-2E⁸ (D2 missigned d2) 2F⁴ (-2F4); v. 2: A⁴ (A1 verso blank) B-2B⁸ 2C⁴ (-2C4) (2C3 verso blank); v. 3: A⁶ (-A6) (A1 verso blank) B-R⁸ (L3, L4 missigned L2, L3) (L3, R7 verso blank) S⁴ ²S⁴ T-U⁴ V⁴ (V1 missigned Vv) Y² (Y1 missigned Yy)

Includes index.

English short title catalogue | T181177.

Subjects

Australia , Buccaneers , Cabo Verde , Campeche, Bay of (Mexico) , Canary Islands , Description and travel , Discovery and exploration , East Indies , Imprint 1769 , Indonesia , Latin America , Mexico , Natural history , Ocean currents , Pacific Ocean , Papua New Guinea , Salvador (Brazil) , Shark Bay (W.A.) , Tides , Voyages and travels , Voyages around the world , West Indies , Winds

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 732331177
OCLC: 732332608