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Encyclopédie des voyages, : contenant l'abrégé historique des mœurs, usages, habitudes domestiques, religions, fêtes, supplices, funérailles, sciences, arts, et commerce de tous les peuples: Et la collection complette de leurs habillemens civils, militaires, religieux et dignitaires, dessinés d'après nature, gravés avec soin et coloriésà l'acquarelle. / Par J. Grasset S.-Sauveur, ...
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. : Containing an authentic, entertaining, full, and complete history of Captain Cook's first, second, third, and last voyages, undertaken by order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c., &c., &c. and successively performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771-1772, 1773, 1774, 1775-1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780. The first voyage being professedly undertaken in his Majesty's ship Endeavour, for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and round the world. The second in the Resolution and Adventure, for making discoveries towards the South Pole, and round the world. The third and last in the Resolution and Discovery, to the Pacific Ocean ... and To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyages of discovery round the world ... those of Lord Byron, Capt. Wallis, Capt. Carteret, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Anson, ... / The whole of these voyages of Capt. Cook, F.R.S. &c., now published under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, Esq. ; Assisted by a principal officer who sailed in the Resolution sloop, and by many other gentlemen of the most distinguished naval abilities.
Estrid : an account of a Swedish maid, who hath lived six years without food, and hath had, of God during that time, strange and secret communications, now living in Noraby, near Malmo in Sweden, as the same was communicated to the Bishop of Skara in West-Gotland; and laid before the Ecclesiastical Court at Lundun: and hath been fully confirm'd by his Excellency the Veldt Marshal Steinbock, by whom she hath been frequently visited. / Originally written in Swedish, and lately printed at Skara, the whole being attested by the bishop thereof, in a letter to the right Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Bristol. Faithfully translated into English from the Swedish.
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. : Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Honourable East India Company. / By George Keate, Esq. F.R.S. and S.A..
A voyage to the South-Seas, by Commodore (now Admiral) Anson. [electronic resource] : In the Centurion man of war. With an account of his taking the great Spanish ship, which had on board in treasure, one million three hundred and thirteen thousand eight hundred and forty three pieces of eight; and thirty five thousand, six hundred and eighty two ounces of virgin silver and plate.