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Author: Harris, John, 1667?-1719.
Title: Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca ; Or, A complete collection of voyages and travels : Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers ... Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America ... the climate, soil and produce ... of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation ... together with the invention and use of the loadstone ... by John Harris ...
Edition: Now carefully revised, with large additions, and centinued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufacturers and commerce of each country.
Published: London : Printed for T. Woodward, A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, T. Longman, R. Hett, C. Hitch, H. Whitridge, S. Austen, J. Hodges, J. Robinson, B. Dod, T. Harris, J. Hinton, and J. Rivington, 1744-48.
Physical Description: 2 v. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 43 cm. (fol.)
Contents: Finding aid available on the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.gen-an6520463
Notes: First edition, London, 1705.

Title in red and black.

Edited by John Campbell.

Includes index.

Vol. 2 has frontispiece featuring ports. of 4 explorers.

C & C 4279, 4280.

Maps Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.gen-an6520463
Contributor: Campbell, John, 1708-1775.
Harris, John, 1667?-1719.
Subjects: Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.
Call Number: RARE RBf 910.8 H314
System Number: 6520463
To cite this item use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.gen-an6520463

 

 

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