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Bibliotheca americana : histoire, géographie, voyages, archéologie et linguistique des deux Amériques et des îles Philippines
Leclerc, Charles (1843-1889)
1961
"Avant-propos" by P. Deschamps. Photographic reprint of the Paris, Maisonneuve edition, 1878-87. A second catalog of Amerìcana for sale by Maionneuve et cie., the first having appeared in l867. ...
The conquerors of the New World and their bondsmen : being a narrative of the principal events which led to Negro slavery in the West Indies and America (v.1)
Helps, Sir Arthur (1813-1875)
1848-1852
"Printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick."--colophon (v. 1). Anonymous,by Sir Arthur Helps.
L'Amérique en plusieurs cartes : & en divers traittés de geographie, et d'histoire... ses empires, ses peuples, ses colonies, leurs moeurs, langues, religions, richesses, &c
Sanson, Nicolas (1600-1667)
1657
Indexed in: Sabin 76708.
The voyages of Christopher Columbus : being the journals of his first and third, and the letters concerning his first and last voyages, to which is added the account of his second voyage written by Andres Bernaldez
Columbus, Christopher; Bernáldez, Andrés (1513); Jane, Cecil (1879-1932); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Argonaut Press
1930
"This is a limited edition of 1050 copies".
Descriptionis Ptolemaicae augmentum : sive Occidentis notitia brevis [sic] commentario, Louvain 1597
Wytfliet, Corneille; Skelton, R A (1906-1970)
1964
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.
The discovery of the large, rich, and beautiful empire of Guiana : with a relation of the great and golden city of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado), etc. performed in the year 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh, knt; reprinted from the edition of 1596, with some unpublished documents relative to that country
Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618)
1848
Includes index.
Select letters of Christopher Columbus : with other original documents, relating to his four voyages to the New World
Columbus, Christopher; Major, Richard Henry (1818-1891)
1847
English translations, with Spanish text at foot of page.
The observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt in his voyage into the South Sea in the year 1593 : reprinted from the edition of 1622
Hawkins, Sir Richard (1562?-1622); Bethune, C R Drinkwater (1802-1884)
1847
Spine title: Hawkins' voyage.
Atlas moderne : ou, collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du clobe terrestre (v.1)
Nicolle de La Croix, Louis Antoine; Bonne, Rigobert
[1787?]
The "Avertissement" states that the abbé Nicolle de la Croix, before his death, wished to prepare an atlas to accompany his Geographie moderne, and that is was partly to carry out his views that this...
Atlas moderne : ou, collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du clobe terrestre (v.2)
Nicolle de La Croix, Louis Antoine; Bonne, Rigobert
[1787?]
The "Avertissement" states that the abbé Nicolle de la Croix, before his death, wished to prepare an atlas to accompany his Geographie moderne, and that is was partly to carry out his views that this...
A collection of curious observations on the manners, customs, usages, different languages, government, mythology, chronology, ancient and modern geography, ceremonies, religion, mechanics, astronomy, medicine, physics, natural history, commerce, arts, and sciences of the several nations of Asia, Afrcia [sic], and America (v.1)
Lambert, Claude Francois (1705-1765); Dunn, John (fl.1750)
1750
"Africa" is correctly spelt on title-page of vol.2. Head bands, tail-pieces, initials. Anon., by C.F. Lambert.