A complete collection of voyages made into North and South America in due order as they happen'd ... from Christopher Columbus ... to this present time ... The whole extracted from the works of the most considerable travellers. Accurately describing each country ... / By Monsr. L'abbé Bellegarde of the Royal Academy. Translated from the French original printed at Paris.

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Date:
1711
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Credit: A complete collection of voyages made into North and South America in due order as they happen'd ... from Christopher Columbus ... to this present time ... The whole extracted from the works of the most considerable travellers. Accurately describing each country ... / By Monsr. L'abbé Bellegarde of the Royal Academy. Translated from the French original printed at Paris. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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