1745. Smith, sometime rector of St. John's, at Nevis, and now rector of St. Mary's, in Bedford, &c. Cambridge. 8vo. 13 A TRUE AND IMPARTIAL JOURNAL of a voyage to the South Seas, and round the globe, in H. M.'s ship the Centurion, under the command of Commodore George Anson. Wherein all the material incidents during the said voyage, from its commencement in the year 1740, to its conclusion in 1744, are fully and faithfully related, having been committed to paper at the time they happened. Together with some historical accounts of Chili, Peru, Mexico, and the empire of China; exact descriptions of such places of note as were touched at, and variety of occasional remarks. To which is added, a large and general table of longitudes and latitudes, ascertained from accurate observations, or (where those are wanting) from the best printed books and Mss. taken from the Spaniards in this expedition. Also the variations of the compass throughout the voyage, and the soundings and depths of water along the different coasts; and lastly, several curious observations on a comet seen in the South Seas, on the coast of Mexico. By Pascoe Thomas, teacher of mathematics on board the Centurion. London. 8vo. 14 A NEW GENERAL COLLECTION of voyages and travels; consisting of the most esteemed relations which have been hitherto published in any language: comprehending every thing remarkable in its kind in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with respect to the several empires, kingdoms, and provinces; their situation, extent, bounds, &c. Also, the manners and customs of the several inhabitants, their religion, government, &c. So as to form a complete system of modern geography and history, exhibiting the present state of all nations: illustrated not only with charts of the several divisions of the ocean, and maps of each country, entirely new composed as well as new engraved, by the best hands, from the latest surveys, discoveries, and astronomical observations, but likewise with variety of plans and prospects of coasts, harbours, and cities; besides cuts, representing antiquities, animals, vegeta bles, the persons and habits of the people, and other curiosi- 1745. Quarto, 4 vols. 226 maps and plates. London. This collection, generally known as Astley's, the publisher, was intended to have been much more extensive, but apparently did not receive sufficient patronage. It was originally published in weekly numbers, and gave rise to the collection of the Abbé Prevost, the first seven volumes of which are a translation of these four. They relate almost entirely to Africa and Asia. 15 RELATION ABRÉGÉE d'un voyage fait dans l'interieur de l'Amerique meridionale. Depuis la côte de la mer du sud jusqu'aux côtes du Brésil et de la Guiane, en descendant la riviere des Amazones. Lüe à l'assemblée publique de l'académie des sciences le 28 Avril, 1745. Par M. de la Condamine, de la même académie. Avec une carte du Maragnon ou de la rivière des Amazones, levée par le même. 8vo. Paris. 16 EXTRACTO DEL DIARIO de observaciones hechas en el viage de Quito al Para, por el Rio de las Amazonas; y del Para à Cayana, Surinam y Amsterdam. Destinado para ser leydo en la assemblea publica de la academia Real de las Ciencias de Paris. Por M. de la Condamine, uno de los tres embiados de la misma academia à la Linea Equinoccial para la medida de los grados terrestres. Traducida del Frances al Castellano. 8vo. Amsterdam. M. de la Condamine was detained more than two months after his arrival in Holland, waiting for passports to enable him to proceed to Paris. In this interval he employed himself in translating his journal into Spanish, to send to his friends in America; for which purpose he caused the necessary number of copies to be printed, and no more. 17 EL ORINOCO ILUSTRADO Y DEFENDIDO, &c. Por el Padre Madrid. Joseph Gumilla, &c. Segunda impression, revista y aumentada por su mismo autor y dividida en dos partes. Quarto, 2 vols. plates. The first edition was printed in 1741. 18 VITA E LETTERE DI AMERIGO VESPUCCI gentiluomo Fiorentino Firenze. 1745. Bandini's life of Vesputius is a mere panegyric throughout. He does not hesitate to call him the discoverer of America, which he makes him appear to have been, from the dates he gives of his two first voyages. But the Spanish writers have proved that these dates are incorrect; and that the first of these voyages, if made at all, must have been in 1499 instead of 1497. But even if Bandini's dates were correct, all that could be said about it would be, that Vesputius had followed a track which Columbus had pointed out. MDCCXLVI. 1 A LETTER from William Shirley, esq. governor of Massachusett's Bay, to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle: with a journal of the siege of Louisbourg, and other operations of the forces, during the expedition against the French settlements on Cape Breton; drawn up at the desire of the Council and House of Representatives of the province of Massachusett's Bay; approved and attested by Sir William Pepperell, and the other principal officers who commanded in the said expedition. Published by authority. 8vo. pp. 32. London. 2 AN ACCURATE JOURNAL of the proceedings of the New-England land forces, during the late expedition against the French settlements on Cape Breton, to the time of the surrender of Louisbourg. Containing a just representation of the transactions and occurrences, and of the behaviour of the said forces. Dated Louisbourg, Oct. 20, 1745, and in form attested by Lieut. Gen. Pepperell, &c. Exhibiting a more authentic, correct, and perfect account, than any before made publick. With a computation of the French fishery on the banks of Newfoundland, Acadia, Cape Breton, &c. All sent over by Gen. Pepperell himself to his friend, Capt. Henry Stafford, at Exmouth, Devon. Printed from the original manuscripts, at the desire of Capt. Stafford, as well in justice to the general, as for the better information of the publick. 8vo. pp. 40. See 1758. Exon. 3 THE IMPORTANCE and advantage of Cape Breton, truly stated and impartially considered. With proper maps. London. 8vo. pp. 156. 2 maps. Taken principally from Charlevoix's Nouvelle France; according to Allen by 4 *IMPORTANCE of Cape Breton considered. 8vo. Entirely different from the foregoing. London. 1746. 5 *WORK OF GRACE among the Indians of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. By the Rev. David Brainerd. 8vo. Philadelphia. Library of Harvard College." Mr. Brainerd published his journal, or ar account of the rise and progress of a remarkable work of grace amongst a number of Indians in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with some general remarks, 1746. This work, which is very interesting, and which displays the piety and talents of the author, was published by the commissioners of the society in Scotland, with a preface by them." Allen. An abridgment of this journal was printed in 1748. 6 ORIGINAL LETTERS to an honest Sailor. 8vo pp. 94. London. This pamphlet appears to have been published by Admiral Vernon, after his 7 LETTRE À MADAME *** sur l'émeute populaire excitée en la (Paris.) This pamphlet is generally found with Condamine's account of his voyage, 8 HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DES VOYAGES, ou nouvelle collection de 4to. 20 volumes, 393 maps and plates. Paris. 1746 The first seven volumes of this work are a translation of the four volumes published by Astley, (No. 14, 1745.) Volumes VIII. to XV. were compiled by the translator of the preceding volumes, the Abbé Prevost. The sixteenth volume, printed in 1761, is a general index to the work. The seventeenth volume is a supplement containing the restitutions and additions of the edition printed in Holland. The three remaining volumes are a continuation of the work by MM. Querlon and de Leyre, containing the voyages omitted by the abbé, or which had been published after his death. Laharpe says that, if the whole of the work had been as well edited as the three last volumes, his abridgment would have been unnecessary. The twentieth volume has the date of 1802. "This quarto edition is still esteemed for the beauty of the engravings, by able artists, after the designs of Cochin, and on account of the maps and plans, which are also well executed. Large paper copies sell for double and triple the price of the common paper." Bibliothèque des Voyages. Reprinted at the Hague, in twenty-five volumes in quarto, and in Paris in 1749, and following years, in eighty volumes, 12mo., but these editions are not much esteemed. It was translated into German, and printed at Leipsic in 1747, and following years. 9 IDEA DE UNA HISTORIA GENERAL de la America Septentrional. Fundada sobre material copioso de figuras, symbolos, caracteres y geroglificos, cantares y manuscritos de autores Indios, ultimamente descubiertos. Por el Cavallero Lorenzo Boturini Benaducci. Madrid. Small 4to. pp. 303. "The curious and learned author of this work arrived in Mexico in 1736; and, desirous of writing the history of that kingdom, he made, during eight years he remained there, the most diligent researches into its antiquity; acquired a considerable mastery of the Mexican language, entered into friendship with the Indians to obtain their ancient pictures from them, and procured copies of many valuable manuscripts which were in the libraries of the monasteries. The museum which he formed of paintings and ancient manuscripts was the most numerous and select ever seen in that kingdom excepting that of the celebrated Siguenza; but, before he put a band to the work, the jealousy of the Spanish government stripped him of all his literary estate, and sent him into Spain, where, being entirely cleared from every suspicion against his loyalty and honour, but without recovering his manuscripts, he published this sketch of the great history he was meditating. It contains much important information not before published, but there are also some errors in it." Clavigero. 10 ESCUDO DE ARMAS DE MEXICO. Celestial proteccion de esta nobilissima ciudad de la Nueva España y de casi todo el Nuevo mundo, Maria santissima en su portentosa imagen del Mexicano Guadalupe, milagrosamente apparecida en el Palacio |