James Burney

A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Standard reference collection of summaries of European voyages of discovery between 1492 and 1764, first published between 1803 and 1817.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 542
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1389g
• ISBN-13: 9781108024099
• ISBN-10: 1108024092
• Artikelnr.: 32901999

Inhaltsangabe

1. Voyage of Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, from Peru to the Strait of
Magalhanes, and thence to Europe; 2. Expedition of Pedro Sarmiento to
fortify the Strait of Magalhanes. Ill conducted voyage and return of two
English ships under Edward Fenton and Luke Ward. Spanish colony founded in
the Strait. Distressed condition of the colony; 3. Notice of Formosa.
Navigation of Francisco de Gualle, or Gali, from New Spain to the
Philippines, and from Macao to New Spain; 4. Voyage of Robert Witherington
and Christopher Lister, from England, intended for the South Sea; 5. Voyage
of Thomas Cavendish round the world; 6. Voyage of Andrew Merick to the
Strait of Magalhanes; 7. Second voyage of Mr. Cavendish; 8. Brief review of
various reports concerning the discovery of a North West Passage to the
Pacific ocean. Doubtful relation of a voyage by Juan de Fuca. Reports of
the discovery of islands named Fontacias; 9. Voyage of Sir Richard Hawkins
to the South Sea; 10. Second voyage of Alvaro de Mendana; 11. The ship San
Agustin wrecked on the Western coast of North America. Expedition of
Sebastian Vizcaino to California; 12. Voyage of five ships of Rotterdam,
under the command of Jacob Mahu and Simon de Cordes, to the South Sea; 13.
Voyage of Olivier van Noort round the world; 14. Spanish ship seized by the
natives of the Ladrone Islands. Voyage of Sebastian Vizcaino, to examine
the western coast of California, and the continuation of the coast
northward; 15. Concerning the navigation from New Spain to the Philippines,
and the return from thence to New Spain: and of the Islands Rica de Oro and
Rica de Plata; 16. Preliminary to the discoveries of Pedro Fernandez de
Quiros; 17. Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros; 18. Voyage of Admiral
Joris Spilbergen, round the world; 19. Voyage of Jacob Le Maire and Wilhelm
Cornelisz Schouten, round the world; 20. On the situations of the
discoveries of Le Maire and Schouten; 21. First certain knowledge obtained
of the Great Terra Australis. Expedition of Bartolome Garcia de Nodal and
Gonçalo de Nodal to examine Strait Le Maire; Appendix.