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Bonpland, Aime3
Bonpland, Aime (1773-1858)3
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Ross, Thomasina3
Adams, John Esq. of Waltham Abbey2
Herbert, Sir Thomas (1606-1682)2
Juan Y Santacilla, Jorge (1713-1773)2
Ulloa, Antonio De (1716-1795)2
Cabot, Sebastian, 1474 (Ca.)-15571

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Purchas his Pilgrimage : Or Relations of the world and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the creation vnto this present : Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America with the ilands adiacent... [etc]

Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626); Horsey, Jerome (1550?-1626); Methold, William (1590-1653); Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd (1205-1273); Erpenius, Thomas (1584-1624)

1626

Issue with title "Purchas..." and added dedication to King Charles I. This edition was published at the suggestion of King James I and the request of King Charles I to accompany the first ed. of the...

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.1)

Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859); Ross, Thomasina; Bonpland, Aimé (1773-1858)

1852-1853

Dates of publication: v. 1-2: 1852; v. 3: 1853. "Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Office, St. Martin's Lane; and Orchard Street, Westminster."--t.p. verso. Publisher's advertisements on...

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.2)

Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859); Ross, Thomasina; Bonpland, Aimé (1773-1858)

1852-1853

Dates of publication: v. 1-2: 1852; v. 3: 1853. "Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Office, St. Martin's Lane; and Orchard Street, Westminster."--t.p. verso. Publisher's advertisements on...

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Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of America during the years 1799-1804 (v.3)

Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859); Ross, Thomasina; Bonpland, Aimé (1773-1858)

1852-1853

Dates of publication: v. 1-2: 1852; v. 3: 1853. "Printed by Harrison and Son, London Gazette Office, St. Martin's Lane; and Orchard Street, Westminster."--t.p. verso. Publisher's advertisements on...

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A voyage to South America : Describing at large, the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent. Undertaken by command of the king of Spain (v.1)

Ulloa, Antonio de (1716-1795); Juan y Santacilla, Jorge (1713-1773); Adams, John Esq. of Waltham Abbey

1772

Written by Ulloa alone. First published, Madrid, 1748, under title: Relación histórica del viage a la América meridional. Jorge Juan's account of the scientific work of the expedition was publis...

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A voyage to South America : Describing at large, the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent. Undertaken by command of the king of Spain (v.2)

Ulloa, Antonio de (1716-1795); Juan y Santacilla, Jorge (1713-1773); Adams, John Esq. of Waltham Abbey

1772

Written by Ulloa alone. First published, Madrid, 1748, under title: Relación histórica del viage a la América meridional. Jorge Juan's account of the scientific work of the expedition was publis...

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Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands adjacent

Hakluyt, Richard (1552?-1616); Jones, John Winter (1805-1881); Fahyan, Robert (1513); Thorne, Robert (1527); Verrazzano, Giovanni da (1485-1528); Ribaut, Jean (1520 (ca.)-1565); Hacket, Thomas (fl. 1560-1590); Great Britain

1850

Reprint of original edition, including title-page.

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Relation du voyage de Perse et des Indes Orientales : Traduite de l'anglois de Thomas Herbert. Avec les révolutions arrivées au Royaume de Siam l'an mil six cens quarante-sept. Traduites du flamand de Jeremie Van Vliet

Herbert, Sir Thomas (1606-1682); Vliet, Jeremias van; Wicquefort, Joachim; Wicquefort, Abraham de (1606-1682)

1663

Pages 140, 232, 609 and 628 wrongly numbered 40, 432, 109 and 629.

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