A New Voyage Round the World.

Describing particularly, The Isthmus of America, several Coasts and Islands in the West Indies, the Isles of Cape Verde, the Passage by Terra del Fuego, the South Sea Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico; the Isle of Guam one of the Ladrones, Mindanao, and other Philippine and East India Islands near Cambodia, China, Formosa, Luconia, Celebes, &c. New Holland, Sumatra, Nicobar Isles; the Cape of Good Hope, and Santa Hellena. Their Soil, Rivers, Harbours, Plants, Fruits, Animals and Inhabitants. Their Customes, Religion, Government, Trade, &c.

A mixed set of editions as commonly found, though not of bindings - Volume I (1703); Volume II (1700), a second edition (pp. [viii, vi], 550, adverts; [vi], 184, 132, 112, Index). Small octavo (19 cm) in Cambridge bindings, gilt tiles and decorations, four raised bands; seven folding maps, one single page map.

The most important English explorer between Raleigh and Cooke, ’Dampier [1651- 1715] was the best known and probably the most intelligent of the famous group of buccaneers that tormented the Spaniard in the South Seas from 1680 to 1720. His industry in taking notes of all he saw [especially Australia natural; history] was equalled by his pains in preserving them from destruction. His first voyage took him from Virginia to Spanish America and across the Pacific to the East Indies. He traveled extensively in the orient on several voyages which lasted from 1683 to 1691. It was on one of these trips that the first landing was made by the English on Australian shores’ (Hill). Bindings worn, especially at edges and hinges; hinges holding. Internally clean and bright.