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Latin America - Description and travel - Early works to 1800

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    A new voyage round the world describing particularly the isthmus of America, several coasts and islands in the West Indies, the isles of Cape Verd, the passage by Terra del Fuego, the south sea coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, the isle of Guam, one of the Ladrones, Mindanao and other Philippine and East-India islands near Cambodia, China, Formosa, Luconia, Celebes, &c., New Holland, Sumatra, Nicobar Isles, the Cape of Good Hope, and Santa Hellena : their soil, rivers, harbours, plants, fruits, animals, and inhabitants : their customs, religion, government, trade &c. / by William Dampier.

    Dampier, William, 1652-1715. | Date: 1697
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    A history of the voyages and travels of Capt. Nathaniel Uring : with new draughts of the bay of Honduras and the Caribbee islands : and particularly of St. Lucia, and the harbour of Petite Carenage, into which ships may run in bad wheather, and be safe from all winds and storms : very useful for masters of ships that use the Leeward Island Trade, or Jamaica.

    Nathaniel Uring | Date: 1726

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