Title | A new general collection of voyages and travels consisting of the most esteemed relations which have been hitherto published in any language; comprehending everything remarkable in its kind in Europe Asia Africa and America: with respect to the several empires kingdoms and provinces; their situation extent bounds and division climate soil and produce; their lakes rivers mountains cities prinicpal towns harbours buildings &c. and the gradual alterations that from time to time have happened in each; also the manners and customs of the several inhabitants their religion and government arts and sciences trades and manufactures; so as to form a compleat system of modern geography and history exhibiting the present state of all nations; illustrated not only with charts of the several divisions of the ocean and maps of each country entirely new composed as well as new engraved by the best hands from the latest surveys discoveries and astronomical observations; but likewise with variety of plans and prospects of coasts harbours and cities; besides cuts representing antiquities animals vegetables the persons and habits of the people and other curiosities; selected from the most authentic travellers foreign as well as English. Published by His Majesty's authority |
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Description | V.1. First voyages of the Portugueze to the East Indies, 1418-1546. First voyages of the English to Guinea, and the East Indies, 1552-1598. First voyages of the English to the East Indies, set forth by the company of merchants, 1600-1620. Voyages to Africa and the islands adjacent, 1455-1721 -- v.2. Voyages and travels along the western coast of Africa, 1637-1735. Voyages and travels to Guinea and Benin, 1666-1726. Description of Guinea -- v.3. Voyages and travels to Guinea, Benin, Kongo and Angola. Description of Loango, Kongo, Angola, Benguela, and adjacent countries. Description of the countries along the eastern coast of Africa, from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Guarda Fuy. Voyages and travels in China, 1655-1722 -- v.4. Description of China, of Korea, eastern Tartary and Tibet. Travels through Tartary, Tibet, and Bukhâria, to and from China, 1246-1698., Compilation attributed to John Green, but known as the Astley collection -- National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints., Vol. 1: xi, [13], 680 p., 24 leaves of plates (11 fold.) ; vol. 2: viii, [4], 732 p., 72 leaves of plates (17 fold.) ; vol. 3: iv, [4], 605 p., 61 leaves of plates (16 fold.) ; vol. 4: xii, [4], 751, [42] p., 74 leaves of plates (7 fold.)., Each volume includes a frontispiece, table of contents, list of plates, and list of subscribers. Volumes 1 and 3 also contain errata., There are maps and charts throughout, including a set of 8 charts of the coasts of Africa, Arabia and western India at the end of vol. 1. The maps and charts are chiefly by Thomas Kitchin or G. Child., Illustrative plates are chiefly by G. Child or N. Parr., Main Heritage Shelves General, G160 .N49 1745, Book, vol.3, Item-ID: i20240995, BIB-ID: 1007787, Includes bibliographical references throughout, and an index at the end of vol. 4., From the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. UkLU-K |
Publisher | Printed for Thomas Astley |
Contributor | Kitchin Thomas 1718-1784 (engraver.) Child G. (engraver.) Parr Nathaniel -1751 (engraver.) Green John active 1730-1753 Astley Thomas -1759 (bookseller.) Great Britain Colonial Office. Library (former owner.) |
Date | 1745-1747, MDCCXLV-MDCCXLVII [1745-47] |
Format | print, 4 volumes : illustrations, frontispiece, maps ; 27 cm, unmediated, volume |
Identifier | QNL:00019382 lccn: 06003061 oclc: 773118890 |
Language | eng |
Relation | Reference: ESTC |
Coverage | Africa, Asia, Africa, China, Africa, Asia, England--London |
Rights | No Known Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/ |
Reference | Catalogue Link |