Early Voyages to Terra Australia now called Australia: A Collection of documents, and extracts from early manuscript maps, illustrative of the history of discovery on the coasts of that vast island. From the beginning of the sixteenth century tp the tome of Captain Cook. – R.M Major FSA

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Early Voyages to Terra Australia now called Australia: A Collection of documents, and extracts from early manuscript maps, illustrative of the history of discovery on the coasts of that vast island. From the beginning of the sixteenth century tp the tome of Captain Cook. – R.M Major FSA

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Published by Burt Franklin, New York 1963. A faithful facsimile of the scarce desirable original by the Hakluyt Society of 1859. Good condition; would be very good but contains traces of being in the Parliament Library but let go as carries the signature of Manfred Cross. No Jacket as published.

This is a landmark book about the European discovery of Australia pre Cook.

Octavo, hardcover, no jacket as issued, blue cloth covered boards pseudo Hakluyt style. unusual form in that contains a 119 page introduction followed by 200 pages of text. Three super multi folding charts.

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A Memorial addressed to the King of Spain, by Juan Lusi Arias, re the exploration, of the Southern Land, translated from the Spanish Original";

Relation of Luis Vaez de Torres on the discoveries of Quiros. Dated Manila, July 12, 1607.

A translation by Alexander Dalrymple from a Spanish manuscript originally published in Burney's 'Discoveries in the South Sea'.

Extract from Book of Dispatches from Batavia, January the 15th 1644, ending November the 29th following, from Dalymple's 'Collections Concerning Papua'.

The Voyage and Shipwreck of Pelsart, in the 'Batavia', on the Coast of New Holland, translated from Trevenot's 'Recueil des Voyages Curieux'.

Voyage of Pool to the South Land. Translated from Valentyn's 'Beschryvinghe van Banda'.

Account of the Wreck of the 'De Vergulde Draeck' on the South Land, from manuscripts at the Hague.

Description of the West Coast of the South Land by Vokersen, of the 'Waeckende Boey', which sailed from Batavia in 1658, from manuscripts at The Hague.

The observations of Dampier on the coast of New Holland, in 1687-1688.

The voyage of Willem de Vlamingh to New Holland in 1696 from manuscripts at The Hague.

Voyage to the Unexplored South land, by order of the Dutch East India Company, in the years 1696 and 1697, by the 'De Nyptang', the De Geelvink' and the 'De Wesel', from manuscripts at The Hague.

Observations of Dampier on the coast of New Holland, in 1699.The voyage of the 'Vossenbosch', the D'Wijer', and the 'Nova Hollandia', dispatched by the government of India from manuscripts at The Hague.

The Houtman's Abrolhos in 1727, translated by Captain P.A. Loupe of the Dutch Navy".

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