Latin America - Description and travel
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A cruising voyage round the world : first to the South-seas, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the cape of Good Hope : begun in 1708, and finish'd in 1711 : containing a journal of all the remarkable transactions : particularly, of the taking of Puna and Guiaquil, of the Acapulco ship, and other prizes : an account of Alexander Selkirk's living alone four years and four months in an island : and a brief description of several countries in our course noted for trade, especially in the South-sea : with maps of all the coast, from the best Spanish manuscript draughts : and an introduction relating to the Sovth-sea trade / by Captain Woodes Rogers, commander in chief on this expedition, with the ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol.
Rogers, Woodes, -1732.Date: 1712- E-books
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Memoirs of the maritime affairs of Great Britain , especially in relation to our concerns in the West-Indies. To which is prefix'd, the original letter of the author, to (and by the Command of) the Earl of Oxford, when High Treasurer of England, in relation to the South-Sea Company, and the Trade they were designed to carry on; in which the Consequences of an ill Management in that Respect are fully laid open, and the true Nature of such a Commerce explain'd. By the late John Pullen, Esq; Governor of Bermudas. To which is added, Capt. Pain's Short view of Spanish America: Containing a succinct Deduction of Navigation, from its Original to the Discovery of the New World; and an Account of the Extent, Quality, Riches, and Trade of his Catholick Majesty's Dominions there, in a Method wholly New, and from Authorities never yet known to the Publick.
Pullen, JohnDate: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- E-books
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A cruising voyage round the world first to the South-Sea, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope. Begun in 1708, and finish'd in 1711. Containing A Journal of all the remarkable Transactions; particularly of the taking of Puna and Guiaquil, of the Acapulca Ship, and other Prizes: An Account of Alexander Selkirk's living alone four Years and four Months in an Island; and a brief Description of several Countries in our Course noted for Trade, especially in the South-Sea. With maps of all the Coast, from the best Spanish Manuscript Draughts. And an Introduction relating to the South-Sea Trade. By Captain Woodes Rogers, Commander in Chief in this Expedition, with the Ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol.
Rogers, Woodes, d. 1732.Date: M.DCC.XVIII. [1718]- E-books
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An account of the Spanish settlements in America : in four parts.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1762- E-books
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A concise history of the Spanish America containing a succinct relation of the discovery and settlement of its several colonies: A circumstantial Detail of their respective Situation, Extent, Commodities, Trade, &c. And a full and clear Account of the Commerce with Old Spain by the Galleons, Flota, &c. As also of the Contraband Trade with the English, Dutch, French, Danes, and Portugueze. Together with an appendix, in which is comprehended an exact description of Paraguay. Collected chiefly from Spanish writers.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]