General collection of voyages and discoveries made by the Portuguese and the Spaniards during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries : containing the interesting and entertaining voyages of the celebrated Gonzalez and Vaz, Gonzalez Zarco, Lanzerota, Diogo Gill, Cada Mosto, Pedro di Sintra, Diogo d'Azambuza, Bartholomew Dias, Vasco de Gama, voyages to the Canary Islands, voyages of Columbus, Nino and Guierra, Ojeda and Vespusius, Cortereal, Alvarez Cabral, Francis Almeed, Albuquerque, Andrea Corsali, voyage to St. Thomas, voyage of De Solis, Pinzon, &c., voyage of John Ponce, Grijalva, Nicuessa, Cortes, Ojeda and Ocampo, Magellan : with other voyages to the East-Indies, the West-Indies, round the world, &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

W. Richardson, author, issuing body.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.

Voyages and travels.

Discoveries in geography--Portuguese--Early works to 1800.

Discoveries in geography.

Discoveries in geography--Spanish--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([1], iv, [7]-518 [i.e., 520] p., [8] leaves of plates (some fold.) ) ill., maps (some fold.), ports. ;

Other Title:

General collection of voyages and discoveries made by the Portuguese and the Spaniards during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

Place of Publication:

London : W. Richardson, 1789.

Contents:

bk. 1. Portuguese voyages in the fifteenth century

Bk. 2. Spanish voyages in the fifteenth century

Bk. 3. Portuguese voyages during the reign of King Emanuel

Bk. 4. Spanish voyages in the beginning of the sixteenth century.

Notes:

Apparently originally intended to be published in more than one volume; Vol. 1 printed throughout on signature line; no more published.

The map of India called for in the list of plates was never issued, and one of the West Indies is replaced by one of the East Indies.

Page 483-484 repeated in pagination.

Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.

Sabin no. 26875.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

11