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Historical account of discoveries and travels in Africa, from the earliest ages to the present time. Including the substance of ... Dr. Leyden's work on that subject / by Hugh Murray ... [With maps and a bibliography.]

Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca: or, A compleat collection of voyages and travels: : consisting of above four hundred of the most authentick writers; beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c in English; Ramusio in Italian; Thevenot, &c in French; De Bry, and Grynaei novus orbis in Latin; the Dutch East-India Company in Dutch: and continued, with others of note, that have publish'd histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, in the English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, or Dutch tongues; relating to any part of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, to this present time. With the heads of several of our most considerable sea-commanders; and a great number of excellent maps of all parts of the world, and cuts of most curious things in all the voyages. Also, an appendix, of the remarkable accidents at sea; and several of our considerable engagements: the charters, acts of Parliament, &c. about the East-India trade; and papers relating to the union of the two companies. Throughout the whole all original papers are printed at large; as the Pope's bull, to dispose of the West-Indies to the King of Spain; letters patents for establishing companies of merchants; as the Russia, East-India companies, &c. Letters from one great prince or state to another; shewing their titles, style, &c. To which is prefixed, a history of the peopling of the several parts of the world, and particularly of America; an account of the ancient shipping, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the magnet, and its variation, &c. / By John Harris, A.M. Fellow of the Royal Society. In two volumes..

Historical account of discoveries and travels in Africa, / by the late John Leyden, M.D. Enlarged, and completed to the present time, with illustrations of its geography and natural history, as well as of the moral and social condition of its inhabitants. By Hugh Murray ....

A collection of voyages and travels : consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages, relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, of the islands thereof, from the earliest account to the present time, digested according to the Parts of the World, to which they particularly relate with historical introductions to each account, where thought necessary, containing either the lives of their authors, or what else could be discovered and was supposed capable of entertaining and informing the curious reader. And with great variety of cuts, prospects, ruins, maps, and charts / compiled from the curious and valuable library of the late Earl of Oxford. Interspersed and illustrated with notes. Containing, either a general account of the discovery of those countries, or an abstract of their histories, government, trade, religion, &c. Collected from original papers, letters, charters, letters patents, acts of Parliament, &c. Not to be met with, and proper to explain many obscure passages in other collections of this kind.

Historical account of discoveries and travels in Africa, from the earliest ages to the present time : including the substance of the late Dr. Leyden's work on that subject / by Hugh Murray.

Historical account of discoveries and travels in Africa : from the earliest ages to the present time; including the substance of Dr. Leyden's work on that subject / By Hugh Murray, F.R.S.E..

Historical account of discoveries and travels in Africa, from the earliest ages to the present time, including the substance of the late Dr Leyden's work on that subject / (by) H. Murray ; (by) J. Leyden. V.1.

Historical account of discoveries and travels in Africa, from the earliest ages to the present time, including the substance of the late Dr Leyden's work on that subject / (by) H. Murray ; (by) J. Leyden. V.2.

A collection of voyages and travels : consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages. Relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, from the earliest account to the present time. Digested according to the parts of the world, to which they particularly relate : with historical introductions to each account, where thought necessary, containing either the lives of their authors, or what else could be discovered and was supposed capable of entertaining and informing the curious reader. And with great variety of cuts, prospects, ruins, maps, and charts / compiled from the curious and valuable library of the late Earl of Oxford. Interspersed and illustrated with notes. Containing either a general account of the discovery of those countries, or an abstract of their histories, government, trade, religion, &c. collected from original papers, letters, charters, letters patents, acts of Parliament, &c. not to be met with, and proper to explain many obscure passages in other collections of this kind.

Histoire complète des Voyages et Découvertes en Afrique ... / par le Dr. Leyden et M. Hugh Murray; traduite ... et augmentée ... par M.A.C., S. du S. de F. [i.e. A. Cavillier]. Avec un atlas, etc.