The universal traveller: or, A complete account of the most remarkable voyages and traels of eminent men of our own, and other nation Leather; tight and secure - 1735

1735 Famed VOYAGES 1ed Columbus AMERICA Drake Cavenish Pizzaro PERU Brazil Java

Patrick Barclay's "Universal Traveller" is a rare, 18th-century travelogue of a relatively unknown English author on voyages to Asia and the Americas. Barclay, of whom little is known outside of this book, provides accounts and descriptions from around the world. While it is unknown for certain if he traveled or not, the book is a remarkable treasure trove of world knowledge with the history of the most iconic voyages and explorers. Some of the most interesting contents include:

· Observations on the coasts of America, specifically the coast of Virginia through Baffin Bay; Hudson Bay, discoveries in Florida

· Descriptions of Brazil and Rio della Plata and the Strait of Magellan

· The whole of the Indian Ocean, Java, Cape Comorin

· English settlements in New England – New York, Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland

o Manhattan Island and States Island in New York

· On the conquest of Peru, Pizarro

· Christopher Columbus, all four voyages

· Francis Drake expeditions

· Thomas Cavendish expeditions

· Thomas Herbert in Asia, Persia, India

Item number: #26254

Price: $750

BARCLAY, Patrick

The universal traveller: or, A complete account of the most remarkable voyages and traels of eminent men of our own, and other nation

London: Printed for J. Purser, and T. Read, 1735. 1st edition

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [12], 795 (i.e., 799), [19]

· References: Sabin 3362

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~15.75in X 10.25in (40.5cm x 26.5cm)

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