A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711. Containing a journal of all memorable transactions during the said voyage ... the taking of the towns of Puna and Guayaquil, and several prizes ... A description of the American coasts, from Tierra del Fuego in the south, to California in the north ... An historical account of all those countries from the best authors ... Wherein an account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... during the four years and four months he liv'd upon the uninhabited island of Juan Fernandes. / By Capt. Edward Cooke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooke, Edward, Captain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rogers, Woodes, -1732.

Rogers, Woodes.

Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721.

Selkirk, Alexander.

Voyages around the world.

Privateering.

Pilot guides--Pacific Coast (South America).

Pilot guides.

Pilot guides--California--Pacific Coast.

California--Pacific Coast.

Pilot guides--Pacific Coast (Central America).

Pilot guides--Mexico--Pacific Coast.

Mexico--Pacific Coast.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, plates, maps (part folded, including frontispiece) tables (part folded) ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by H. M. for B. Lintot and R. Gosling [etc.], 1712.

Notes:

Vol. 2 has title: A voyage to the South Sea ... By the ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol ... The description of all the American coasts along the South Sea, with above 300 bearings of the land, the principal harbours, and three large charts, all taken from the Spanish original draughts, never before printed. With a table of the latitudes and longitudes ...

An account of the voyage under command of Woodes Rogers.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: vol. 2 wanting.

OCLC:

166613121