East Indies - Discovery and exploration - English

The naval chronicle: or, Voyages, Travels, Expeditions, Remarkable Exploits and Atchievements, Of the most Celebrated English Navigators, Travellers, and Sea-Commanders, from the Earliest Accounts to the End of the Year 1759: By whose Wisdom, Conduct, and Intrepidity, the most useful and important Discoveries have been made, and the British Commerce extended, thro' Asia, Africa, and America: The many Conquests they obtained over the Spaniards, French, and other Nations: The unparalelled Hardships and Sufferings they underwent by Shipwreck, Famine, and the Treachery and Cruelty of their Enemies. With A Description of the Religions, Governments, Customs, Manners, Commerce, and Natural History of the several Nations they visited, conquered, or had Dealings with. Including The Lives of the most Eminent British Admirals and Seamen, who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery and Love of Liberty. In Three Volumes. Adorned with Cuts.