Histoire générale des voyages, ou, Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terreposées sur les observations les plus autentiques ... . [electronic resource]
- Bib ID:
- 6058912
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763
- Online Access:
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- Description:
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- Paris : Didot, 1746-1770
- 19 v. : ill. (some folded), plates, maps, music ; 26 cm.
- Summary:
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Covers the early explorations and discoveries on 3 continents: Africa (v. 1-5), Asia (v. 5-11), and America (v. 12-15). Materials on French, English, Dutch, and Portugese explorers and settlements are included throughout. Vols. on Africa cover primarily coastal countries of West, Southern, and Eastern Africa, plus the Congo, Madagascar, Arabia and the Persian Gulf areas. Vols. on Asia cover China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Philippines, and countries bordering the Indian Ocean. V. 11 includes Australia and Antarctica. Vols. 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America.
- Notes:
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- Vols. 1-7, are translation by Prévost d'Exiles, with some omissions and variations, of: A new general collection of voyages and travels / compiled by John Green. London : T. Astley, 1745-47.
- Title varies in v. 16-19. V. 16 has title: Table alphabt́ique des matiéres contenues dans les XV volumes ; v. 17, Suite de l'histoire générale des voyages ... pour servir de supplement a l'édition de Paris; v. 15 & 18, Continuation de l'Histoire générale des voyages.
- "Avec approbation et privilege du roi."
- By A.F. Prévost, continued by A.G. Meusnier de Querlon, and others.
- Publisher varies in v. 15-19. V. 17 has imprint: Amsterdam : Arkstée et Merkus, 1761. Imprint of v. 18 is Paris : Rozet, 1768; and of v. 19, Paris : Panckoucke, 1770.
- Vol. 16 contains index to v. 1-15. V. 17 contains supplements to v. 8-11 of the Paris ed. and v. 10-15 of the Amsterdam ed.
- Reproduction of original from Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard University.
- Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 08209.3.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Reproduction:
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web.
- Subject:
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- Voyages and travels
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers -- Early works to 1800
- Asia -- Discovery and exploration
- Asia -- Description and travel
- Africa -- Discovery and exploration
- Africa -- Description and travel
- America -- Discovery and exploration
- Orient -- Geography
- South Asia -- Discovery and exploration -- French
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
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- Histoire générale des voyages
- Continuation de l'histoire générale des voyages
- Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1780
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1770
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