Beschreibung:

(KNOX, JOHN). (7). A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing Whatever is worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America: in respect to the Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; their Climates, Soil, Produce, &c. With the Manners and Customs... I-VII. London (printed for J. Knox) 1767. 8:vo. 49 partly folding maps, plans, and plates (all, minor foxing, some offsetting from plates to text). Contemporary brown full calf, worn, gilt edges of covers, 2 volumes with cracks in upper joints, otherwise some mended cracks, somewhat faded richly gilt spines, some damages at head, yellow edges. A few leaves browned in the margins. On some last endpapers stamped "Webster Collection". Bookplate of "Torquay Natural History Society. Presented by Captain Bower Jan. 1935". 7 volumes. First edition. Contents includes: The four Voyages of Christopher Columbus; Conquest of Mexico by Hernando Cortes; Conquest of Peru by Francis Pizarro; Voyage to South America by Dom George Juan and Don Antonio de Ulloa; Patagonia; John Niehoff's voyage to Brazil and the East Indies; Lionel Wafer's Journey over the Isthmus of Darien; A brief account of North America from Major Roger describing the several British Colonies; Colonel Bouqet's Expedition against the Ohio Indians; Reflections on the War with the savages of North America; the first voyage to the East Indies by Vasquez de Gama; Voyage to the Cape Verde Islands by George Roberts; Mr Peter Kolben's voyage to the Cape of Good Hope and the Hottentot Natives; The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake around the Globe; The Voyage round the World of William Dampier; The Voyages of Woodes Rogers and Stephen Courtney round the World including finding Alexander Selkirk on the Island of Juan Fernandez; The Voyage round the World of George Anson; Travels through the most Northern Parts of Europe; Travels of Monsieur Maupertius in the Polar Circle; Lorde Molesworth in Denmark and Sweden; Bernard Connor in Poland; Mr Beauplan and Others in the Ukrain; Travels through Europe; Keysler's Travels through Europe; Travels through France by Sacheveral Stephens; Rev. Clarke's Travels through Spain and Portugal; Mr Hanway's Account of Russia; John Thevenot's Voyage and Travels from Italy to Constantinople; Mr Wood's Journey to Palmyra; Maundrell and Shaw in the Holy Land and Barbary; Dr Pococke through Egypt; Journey to Mequines by Mr Windus; Travels to the Inland parts of Africa by Francis Moore; Travels of Sir John Chardin in Persia; An Account of Indostan by Thomas Roe and Mr Holwell; A Journey from St Petersburg to Pekin by John Bell; Accounts of England and Scotland and a 1762 List of the Royal Navy. PROVENANCE IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg, Gothenburgh, Sweden.