book of considerable merit, as he had opportunities to be well informed, 1706. MDCCVII. 1 A NEW DESCRIPTION of that fertile and pleasant province of Gov. Archdale introduced the cultivation of rice into Carolina. By John London. 2 MEMORIAL of the present deplorable state of New England under 3 A MODEST ENQUIRY into the grounds and occasions of a late London. Contains the foregoing memorial, and the defence of Gov. Dudley. 4* THE HUMBLE SUBMISSION of several kings, princes, generals, &c. to the crown of England, lately presented to Sir Nath. Johnson, the present governor of Carolina under her Majesty Queen Ann. London. Folio. In the British Museum. 5 A VOYAGE ROUND THe world. Containing an account of Captain Dampier's expedition into the South Seas in the ship St. George, in the year 1703 and 1704. With his various adventures, engagements, &c. and a particular and exact description of several islands in the Atlantick Ocean, the Brazilian coast, the passage round Cape Horn, and the coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico. Together with the author's voyage from Amapalla, on the west coast of Mexico, to East India. His passing by three unknown islands, and through a new discovered streight near the coast of New Guinea. His arrival at Amboyna. With a large description of that and 1707. other spice islands; as also of Batavia, the Cape of Good Hope, &c. their rivers, harbours, plants, animals, inhabitants, &c. With divers maps, draughts, figures, plants, and animals. By William Funnell, mate to Captain Dampier. London. 8vo. "Funnell arrived in England before Captain Dampier, and seized on the opportunity to compose a relation of the voyage, a task for which he was ill qualified, and which he performed with disadvantage to the public. Funnell's narrative was published in 1707 by Knapton the bookseller, who being the publisher of three volumes of the voyages of Dampier, drawn up from his own manuscript journals, should have distinguished the difference, and not have obtruded Funnel's narrative into the same collection; but he was tempted by the favourable reception of the former volumes. The public were thus punished with a fourth volume to Dampier's Voyages, which contains not a word of Dampier's writing, but much that he disapproved. Funnell's narrative must now be allowed to retain its rank as fourth volume of Dampier's Voyages, as no other authentic account of that voyage has appeared, or can be expected to appear. The volume, however, would be better naturalized if it were made to include the following work." 6 *CAPT. DAMPIER'S VINDICATION of his voyage in the ship St. George; with some small observations for the present on Mr. Funnell's chimerical relation. London. In this vindication, which does not occupy more than a single sheet, Dampier points out several misrepresentations made by Funnell, and accuses him of having pirated from charts and papers with which he had been intrusted, but of which, Dampier says, he afterwards rendered a very slender account, pretending that some of them were lost." Burney. 7 *AN ANSWER TO CAPT. DAMPIER'S Vindication of his voyage to the South Seas in the ship St. George; with particular observations on his ungenerous, false, and barbarous usage to his ship's crew. By John Welbe, midshipman on board London. Capt. Dampier's ship. Quarto, pp. 8. 8 A VOYAGE TO THE ISLANDS Madeira, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the natural history of he herbs and trees, four-footed beasts, fishes, birds, insects, reptiles, &c. of the last of those islands; to which is prefixed an introduction, wherein is an account of the inhabitants, air, waters, diseases, trade, &c. of that place, with some relations concerning the neighbouring continent and islands of America. Illustrated with the figures of the things described, which have not been heretofore engraved, in large copper-plates 1707. as big as the life. By Hans Sloane, M. D., &c. In two volumes." Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." Dan. xii. 4. Folio, 2 vols. 276 plates. London. The second volume of this great and important work was not published until 1725. There are some copies with the plates coloured, but they are of great rarity, and bring high prices when offered for sale. 9 HISTOIRE DE LA VIRGINIE, contenant, I. L'Histoire du premier Entablissement dans la Virginie & de son Gouvernement jusques à present.-II. Les productions naturelles & les commoditez du Païs avant que les Anglois y negociassent & l'ameliorassent.-11. La Religion, les Loix, & les Coutumes des Indiens naturels, tant dans la Guerre, que dans la Paix.— IV. L'Etat present du Païs, tant à l'egard de la Police, que de l'Amelioration du Païs. Par un Auteur Natif & habitant du Païs. Traduite de l'Anglois. Enrichie de Figures. 12mo. A translation of No. 1 of 1705. Amsterdam. 10 HISTOIRE DE LA CONQUETE des Isles Moluques par les Es- Amsterdam. The original work was first printed at Madrid in 1609. Translated into par mer et par ferre, 11 HISTOIRE UNIVERSELLE des Voyages faits figures. 12mo. Paris. An English translation appeared in 1708, republished with a new title in 1711. MCCVIII. 1 THE DEPLORABLE STATE of New England by reason of a covetous and treacherous Governour, and pusillanimous Counsellors. With a vindication of the Hon. Mr. Higginson, Mr. Mason, and several other gentlemen, from the scandalous and wicked accusation of the votes ordered by them to be published in their Boston News-letter. To which is added an account of 1708. London. the shameful miscarriage of the late expedition against Port Royal. 8vo. pp. 39. This pamphlet is said to be by the Rev. John Higginson of Salem, then aged 92: but the dedication is signed A. H., probably Alex. Holmes, one of the petitioners. It is written with great warmth, and lays open the disputes which existed between Governor Dudley and some leading characters in New England, who opposed his designs, which were to get rid of the charter, and make the government completely arbitrary.-North Am. Rev. III. p. 305. 2 THE BRITISH EMPIRE in America; containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress, and present state of all the British Colonies on the Continent and islands of America, &c. With curious maps of the several places, done from the newest surveys, by Herman Moll, Geographer. 8vo. 2 vols. pp. 800. London. The dedication to this work is signed by J. Oldmixon; but it is often attributed to Herman Moll, who prepared the maps, from his name appearing on the title. It was reprinted in 1741, with considerable additions. 3 *SOME PROPOSALS towards promoting the propagation of the Gospel in our American Plantations. Humbly offered in a letter to Mr. Nelson, &c. London. Quarto, pp. 30. Bib. Am. Prim. 4 A NEW COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, with Historical accounts of Discoveries and Conquests in all parts of the World. None of them ever before printed in English; being now first translated from the Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese, and other languages. Adorned with cuts. For the month of December, 1708. To be continued monthly. Quarto. London. Capt. John Stevens, translated most of the works in this collection, which generally goes under his name. It was published in numbers, and some copies were printed on fine large paper. This first volume contains:Argensola's Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco Islands.-Lawson's New Voyage to Carolina.-Cieza's Seventeen Years' Travels in Peru. Each with separate title, index, &c. The second volume was published in 1710. 5 THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST of the Molucco and Philippine islands; containing their history, ancient and modern, natural and political; their description, product, religion, govern ment, laws, languages, customs, manners, habits, shape and 1708. inclinations of the natives. With an account of many other adjacent islands, and several remarkable voyages through the streights of Magellan, and in other parts. Written in Spanish by Bartholomew Leonardo de Argensola, Chaplain to the Empress, and Rector of Villahermosa. Now translated into English, and illustrated with a map and several cuts. Small 4to. London. This is the first work in the preceding Collection, but being complete in itself, with title-page and index, is frequently found separate. 6 A GENERAL HISTORY of all Voyages and Travels throughout the Old and New World, from the first ages to this present time, illustrating both the Ancient and Modern Geography, &c. By Monsieur Du Perier. Made English from the Paris edition. Adorn'd with cuts, 8vo. pp. 364. 5 plates. London. Except the introduction of 36 pages, the whole of this volume relates to the 7 THE SOT-WEED FACTOR: or a voyage to Maryland: a satyr. Quarto, pp. 21. By London. 8 RELATION DU VOYAGE du Port Royal de l'Acadie, ou de la Nouvelle France, dans laquelle on voit un détail des divers mouvemens de la mer dans une traversée de long cours; la description du pays, les occupations des François qui y sont établis, les manieres des differentes nations sauvages, leurs superstitions et leurs chasses; avec une dissertation exacte sur le Castor. Par M. Diéreville embarqué à la Rochelle dans le navire la Royale-Paix. Ensuite de la relation, on a ajouté le détail d'un combat donné entre les François et les Acadiens, contre les Anglois. Rouen. 12mo. |