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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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
Printed for A. Bell and B. Lintot, 1712
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"Appendix, containing a description of the coast, roads, harbours ... and distances, from Acapulco ... to the island of Chiloe in the Latitude of 44 deg. S. From the best Spanish manuscripts taken in the South-sea": 56 p. at end
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