The hairy giants [electronic resource] : or a description of two islands in the South Sea, called by the names of Benganga and Coma, discovered by Henry Schooten, of Harlem, In a Voyage begun January 1669, And finished October 1671. Also, a perfect Account of the Religion, Government, and Commodities of those Islands; together with the Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants, who are of an extra-ordinary Stature, viz. Twelve Feet high, or thereabouts. Likewise, a Description of the Compass and Situation of those Islands, with their Longitude and Latitude. Whereunto is Annexed An Appendix for the Instruction of Mariners. Written in Dutch by Henry Schooten, and Englished by P. M. Gent.
1766
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The hairy giants [electronic resource] : or a description of two islands in the South Sea, called by the names of Benganga and Coma, discovered by Henry Schooten, of Harlem, In a Voyage begun January 1669, And finished October 1671. Also, a perfect Account of the Religion, Government, and Commodities of those Islands; together with the Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants, who are of an extra-ordinary Stature, viz. Twelve Feet high, or thereabouts. Likewise, a Description of the Compass and Situation of those Islands, with their Longitude and Latitude. Whereunto is Annexed An Appendix for the Instruction of Mariners. Written in Dutch by Henry Schooten, and Englished by P. M. Gent.
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London : printed in the year MDCLXXI. Reprinted in the year MDCCLXVI, and sold by J. Spilsbury, in Russel-Court, Covent-Garden, [1766]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[2],vii,[1],24,[6]p.,plate ; 8⁰.
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Henry Schooten is probably a pseudonym.
With an appendix.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
With an appendix.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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English Short Title Catalog, T69291.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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