156 results filtered with: Voyages and travels - Early works to 1800
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A Trip through the town. Containing observations on the humours and manners of the age. Reflections on London in general. The art of walking in St. James's park. Beaus and Blockheads; together with coffee-house politicians, exposed. A dissertation on the craft of the town-beggars, and the monstrous pride and insolencies of women-servants: the humours of Newgate and Tyburn on the day of execution. The horse-guards, prov'd to be better subjects, though worse soldiers than the foot-guards. A remarkable character of Sir Timothy Testy, knight. The real causes of the debaucheries practis'd upon the fair sex; shewing the true reasons why such infinite numbers of fine young creatures are daily forc'd into the service of the publick. People of fashion required to keep their young daughters out of their kitchens. A merry water-ramble from Westminster to Wapping; the miseries of that part of the town described; with some account of a tumult near King Edward's stairs, occasioned by a sea Lieutenant's Lady unfortunately discharging a chamber-pot from a two-pair of stairs window on a decay'd baronet's wife. With many other diverting particulars.
Date: 1735- Books
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The description and use of a new much-improved sinical quadrant, whereby, A Person knowing Addition and Subtraction only, may learn, in Six Hours, to allow for Variation and Lee-Way, &c. Also, determine the Longitude at Sea, and keep a regular Journal of a Voyage to any Part of the World. This Instrument is equally useful in Altimetry, Surveying, &c. for taking Altitudes, and determining right angled Triangles. Invented by John Adams, at the Academy, In Brook-Street, Ratcliff; And Made by Richard Rust, Mathematical-Instrument-Maker, St. Catherine's, London.
Adams, John, approximately 1730-approximately 1800.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The world in miniature; or, The entertaining traveller. Being a new description of the world in every thing necessary and curious; as to situation, customs, manners, genius, temper, diet, diversions, religious, and other ceremonies; trade, manufactures, arts, and sciences; government, policies, laws, religions, buildings; beasts, birds, fishes, plants, reptiles, drugs; cities, mountains, rivers, and other curiosities, belonging to each country. By Mr. John Fransham of Norwich.
Fransham, John, -1753.Date: MDCCLI. [1751]- Books
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A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Judiciously selected from the best writers in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, and other Languages. Comprehending an Account of whatever is Curious in the Government, Commerce, Natural History, Customs, Marriages, Funerals, And other Ceremonies of most Nations in the known World. Including an Account of the most remarkable Discoveries, Conquests, Settlements, Battles, Sea Fights, Hurricanes, Shipwrecks, Sieges, Tortures, Wonderful Escapes, Massacres, and Strange Deliverances, Both by Sea and Land. Aslo A Description of the Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, Lakes, Islands, Peninsulas, Creeks, &c. of various Countries. The Whole forming a History of whatever is most worthy of Notice in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Illustrated with maps from the latest Improvements, and beautiful plates, by Grignion, and other celebrated Masters. By Edward Cavendish Drake, Esq;
Drake, Edward Cavendish.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The voyages and travels of that renowned captain Sir Francis Drake. Into the West-Indies, and round about the world. Giving a perfect Relation of his strange Adventures, and many wonderful Discoveries; his Fight with the Spaniard, and many barbarous Nations; his taking St. Jago, St. Domingo, Carthagena, St. Augusta, and many other Places in the Golden Country of America, and other Parts of the World: His Description of Monsters, and monstrous People. With many other remarkable Passages not before extant, contained in the History of his Life and Death, both pleasant and profitable to the Reader.
Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596Date: [1725?]- Books
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The foreign travels of Sir John Mandeville. Containing, an account of remote kingdoms, countries, rivers, castles, &c. Together with a Description of Giants, Pigmies, and various other People of odd Deformities; as also their Laws, Customs, and Manners. Likewise, enchanted Wildernesses, Dragons, Griffins, and many more wonderful Beasts of Prey, &c. &c.
Mandeville, John, Sir.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The Journals of the lives and travels of Samuel Bownas, and John Richardson.
Date: 1759- Books
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A voyage to the South Seas, in the years 1740-1. Containing a faithful narrative of the loss of His Majesty's Ship the the [sic] Wager on a desolate island in the latitude 47 south, longitude 81:40 west ... Interspersed with many entertaining and curious observations, no taken notice of by Sir John Narborough, or any other journalist, with many things not published in the first edition. By John Bulkeley and John Cummins, late gunner and carpenter of the Wager.
Bulkeley, John.Date: 1757. (Price 10s)- Books
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Travels of Rabbi Benjamin, son of Jonah, of Tudela: through Europe, Asia, and Africa; from the ancient Kingdom of Navarre, to the frontiers of China. Faithfully translated from the original Hebrew; And enriched with a Dissertation, and Notes, Critical, Historical, and Geographical: In which the true Character of the Author, and Intention of the Work, are impartially considered. By the Rev. B. Gerrans, Lecturer of Saint Catherine Coleman, and Second Master of Queen Elizabeth's Free Grammar-School, Saint Olave, Southwark. This Author flourished about the Year 1160 of the Christian Aera, is highly prized by the Jews, and other Admirers of Rabbinical Learning; and has frequently been quoted by the greatest Orientalists that this or any other Nation ever produced: but was never before (to the Editor's Knowledge) wholly translated into English, either by Jew, or Gentile. Entered at Stationers Hall.
Benjamin Ben Jonah, of Tudela.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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A new, royal, authentic, complete, and universal system of geography; or, A modern history and description of the whole world. Containing new, full, accurate, authentic, and interesting accounts and descriptions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, as consisting of continents, islands, oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, promontories, capes, bays, peninsulas, isthmusses, gulphs, &c. And as divided into empires, kingdoms, states, and republics. Together with a description of their limits, ... Comprising every interesting discovery and circumstance in the narratives of Captain Cook's voyages round the world. Together with all the recent discoveries made in the Pelew Islands, New Holland, New South Wales, Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Norfolk Island, north and west coasts of America, the interior parts of America, Africa, China, Caffraria, India East and West, Arabia, Madagascar, Russia, &c. &c ... By George Augustus Baldwyn, Esq. Assisted by many gentlemen eminent for their knowledge in the science of geography; particularly by Charles Andrew Robertson, Esq.-Clement Walley Oulion, Esq.-and Henry Hogg, M.A. author of the New universal letter writer, and teacher of geography, astronomy, navigation, &c.
Baldwyn, George Augustus.Date: [1794?]- Books
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A journal of a voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia. In two parts. Part 1. From London to Gibraltar. Part II. From Gibraltar to Savannah. By George Whitefield A.B. of Pembroke College, Oxford. With a short Preface, shewing the Reasons of its Publication.
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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The foreign travels and dangerous voyages of that renowned English knight Sir John Mandeville. Wherein He gives an Account of Remote Kingdoms, Countries, Rivers, Castles, and Giants of a prodigious Height and Strength. Together with the People called Pigmies, very small and of a low Stature. To which is added, an account of people of odd deformities, some without Heads. - Also dark inchanted Wildernesses, where are fiery Dragons, Griffins, and many wonderful Beasts of Prey, in the Country of Prester-John - All very delightful to the reader.
Mandeville, John, Sir.Date: [1785?]- Books
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The way and the fare of a wayfaring man. In two letters to a friend. By William Huntington, S. S. Minister of the Gospel at Providence Chapel, Little Titchfield-Street; and at Monkwell-Street Chapel, in the City.
Huntington, William, 1745-1813.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The seventeen years travels of Peter de Cieza, through the mighty kingdom of Peru, and the large provinces of Cartagena and Popayan in South America: from the city of Panama, on the isthmus, to the frontiers of Chile. Now first translated from the Spanish, and illustrated with a map, and several cuts.
Cieza de Léon, Pedro de, 1518-1554.Date: printed in the year MDCCIX. [1709]- Books
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List of classes into which are distributed the plans of ports, &c. published on or before April, 1786, by A. Dalrymple.
Dalrymple, Alexander, 1737-1808.Date: 1786- Books
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Travels from England to India, in the year 1789, by way of the Tyrol, Venice, Scandaroon, Aleppo, and over the great desart to Bussora; with instructions for travellers: and an account of the expence of travelling &c. &c. By Major John Taylor, of the Bombay establishment; author of Considertinos on a more speedy communication between Great Britain and her eastern dependencies. In two volumes. ...
Taylor, John, -1808.Date: 1799- Books
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The travels of Mr. Drake Morris, merchant in London. Containing his sufferings and distresses in several voyages at sea. Written by himself.
Morris, Drake.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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Travels into Muscovy, Persia, and part of the East-Indies. Containing, an accurate description of whatever is most remarkable in those countries. And embelished with above 320 copper plates, representing the finest prospects, and most considerable cities in those parts; the different habits of the people; the singular and extraordinary birds, fishes, and plants which are there to be found: as likewise the antiquities of those countries, and particularly the noble ruins of the famous palace of Persepolis, called Chelminar by the Persians. The whole being delineated on the spot, from the respective objects. To which is added, an account of the journey of Mr. Isbrants, ambassador from Muscovy, through Russia and Tartary, to China; together with remarks on the travels of Sir John Chardin, and Mr. Kempfer, and a letter written to the author on that subject. In two volumes. By M. Cornelius Le Bruyn. Translated from the original French. ...
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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A tour to the Isle of love. Written by the author of the Casina, &c.
Author of the Casina, &c.Date: 1788- Books
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A journal from London to Rome, by way of Paris, Lyons, Turin, Florence, &c. and from Rome back to London, by way of Loretto, Venice, ... Milan, Strasburg, &c. By D. Jeffereys, ...
Jefferies, David, teacher of the modern languages.Date: [1755?]- Books
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The daily use of nautical sciences, in a ship at sea; Particularly, in finding and keeping the latitude and longitude, during a voyage. By Samuel Dunn, teacher of the Mathematical Sciences, London.
Dunn, Samuel, -1794.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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The melancholy narrative of the distressful voyage and miraculous deliverance of Captain David Harrison, of the sloop, Peggy, of New York, on his voyage from Fyal, one of the western islands, to New-York, who Having lost all his Sails in a long Series of hard Weather, and entirely exhausted his Provisions, lived two and forty Days without receiving the least Food, till he was happily relieved by the Humanity of Capt. Evers of the Susanna, in the Virginia Trade. - In this Narrative the Expedients which Capt. Harrison and his Men made Use of for their Subsistence are particularly set forth, who twice cast Lots for their Lives, and were to have killed the second Man on the very Morning they were providentially taken up. - The Whole being authenticated in the strongest Manner, by repeated Depositions, Before the Right Hon. George Nelson, Esq. Lord-Mayor of the City of London, and Mr. Robert Shank, Notary Public. Written by himself.
Harrison, David, Captain.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Sketches of description: taken on sailing from Newport, in the Isle of Wight, to Lymington; with a return by Southampton to Cowes. Marking the Various Objects on Either Shore, with Interspersions of Colouring and Sentiment.
C.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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Modern voyages: containing a variety of useful and entertaining facts, respecting the expeditions and the principal discoveries of Cavendish, Dampier, Monk, Spilbergen, Anson, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Bougainville Dixon, Portlock, Paterson, and others. Comprehending The most interesting Particulars of Brisson's Narrative of his Shipwreck and Captivity;-The Shipwreck of the Antelope, East India Packet, and a Description of the amiable Inhabitants of the Pelew Islands, never before known to any European;-Also the latest authentic Accounts from Botany Bay;-as well as curious Information from several ingenious Writers and Travellers. For the Amusement and Instruction of Youth of Both Sexes. In two volumes. ... . By the Reverend John Adams, A.M.
Adams, John, 1750?-1814.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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Travels through Flanders, Holland, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. Containing an account of what is most remarkable in those countries; Particularly a Description of the Fortified Towns in Flanders and Holland, with exact draughts of Dunkirk, Maestricht, Charleroy, and Aeth. Together with Necessary instructions for travellers; And a List of the Common Passage-Boats in Holland, with the Hours of their going out. Written by an English gentleman, who resided many years in Holland in a Publick Capacity.
Carr, William, active 17th century.Date: 1725