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T1  - The American travellerBeing a new historical collection carefully compiled from original memoirs in several languages, and the most authentic voyages and travels, containing a compleat account of that part of the world, now called the West Indies, from its discovery by Columbus to the present time. Illustrated with the heads of the most eminent admirals, commanders, and travellers, neatly engraved. To which is prefixed an introduction, shewing the rise, progress, and improvement of navigation, the use and properties of the loadstone, and an enquiry concerning the first inhabitants of America. With an account of admiral vernons taking Porto Bello, Fort Charge, and Carthagenna, as also of the damages done on each side, and the number of British ships taken by the Spaniards and Spanish ships taken by the English since the commencement of war.
DA  - M,DCC,XLIII [1743]
CY  - London :
PB  - Printed and sold by J. Fuller at the Dove in Creed Lane, and by most of the booksellers in town and country,
PP  - London :
PY  - M,DCC,XLIII [1743]
N1  - This edition not in Sabin or Rich.
N1  - Published in [18] numbers and appears to be the commencement of an extensive work, but of which no more than this volume appeared. It commences with a long introduction on the rise, progress and improvement of navigation, which is followed by book I., divided into two chapters: one on the peopling of America, and the other, which concludes the book, containing an account of the voyages of Columbus.--Sabin, Rich, Bibliotheca Amer. nova, p.65, no.11.
N1  - Signatures: pi¹ A-3B⁴ 3C⁴ (-3C4) 3D⁴.
N1  - Quire 3D is a cancel with different type.
N1  - Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
ID  - 616675
KW  - Navigation
KW  - Indians of North America
TI  - The American travellerBeing a new historical collection carefully compiled from original memoirs in several languages, and the most authentic voyages and travels, containing a compleat account of that part of the world, now called the West Indies, from its discovery by Columbus to the present time. Illustrated with the heads of the most eminent admirals, commanders, and travellers, neatly engraved. To which is prefixed an introduction, shewing the rise, progress, and improvement of navigation, the use and properties of the loadstone, and an enquiry concerning the first inhabitants of America. With an account of admiral vernons taking Porto Bello, Fort Charge, and Carthagenna, as also of the damages done on each side, and the number of British ships taken by the Spaniards and Spanish ships taken by the English since the commencement of war.
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