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An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators. (Volume 1 of 4)

An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators. (Volume 1 of 4)

by David Henry

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Editor
Henry, David, 1710-1792
Title
An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators, vol. 1 of 4 : Including those lately undertaken by order of His present Majesty. The whole faithfully extracted from the journals of the voyagers
Original Publication
London: F. Newbery, 1773, pubdate 1774.
Credits
Raymond Papworth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Subject
Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77886
Release Date
February 8, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF ALL THE VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD , PERFORMED BY ENGLISH NAVIGATORS ;
  2. 2.PREFACE .
  3. 3.THE INTRODUCTION .
  4. 4.LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS .
  5. 5.Directions to the Bookbinder for placing the Plates:
  6. 6.Sir FRANCIS DRAKE ’s VOYAGES , PARTICULARLY THAT ROUND THE WORLD , In 1577, 1578, 1579, and 1580.
  7. 7.THE VOYAGES OF Capt. THOMAS CAVENDISH , THE SECOND ENGLISH NAVIGATOR WHO SAILED ROUND THE WORLD.
  8. 8.THE VOYAGES OF Capt. WILLIAM DAMPIER .
  9. 9.THE VOYAGE OF Master COWLEY ROUND THE WORLD .
  10. 10.Extract from a Dutch Relation of Roggeweign ’ s Discovery of Easter Island.
  11. 11.An Account of the Discovery of the Land called Davis’s Land .

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