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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol.VII
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Kerr Robert
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Описание: GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER: FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN. ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS. VOL. VII.
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VII by Robert Kerr
PART II. (CONTINUED)
BOOK III. CONTINUATION OF THE DISCOVERIES AND CONQUESTS OF THE PORTUGUESE IN THE EAST; TOGETHER WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY VOYAGES Of OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS TO INDIA
CHAPTER IV. CONTINUATION OF THE PORTUGUESE TRANSACTIONS IN INDIA, AFTER THE RETURN OF DON STEPHANO DE GAMA FROM SUEZ IN 1541, TO THE REDUCTION OF PORTUGAL UNDER THE DOMINION OF SPAIN IN 1581
SECTION XIII. Account of an Expedition of the Portuguese from India to Madagascar in 1613
SECTION XIV. Continuation of the Transactions of the Portuguese in India, from 1617 to 1640; and the conclusion of the Portuguese Asia of Manuel de Faria
SECTION XV. Occurrences in Pegu, Martavan, Pram, Siam, and other places 23
SECTION XVI. A short Account of the Portuguese possessions between the Cape of Good Hope and China 31
CHAPTER V. VOYAGES AND TRAVELS IN EGYPT, SYRIA, ARABIA, PERSIA, AND INDIA. BY LUDOVICO VERTHEMA, IN 1503
INTRODUCTION
THE NAUIGATION AND VYAGES OF LEWES VERTOMANNUS, GENTLEMAN OF THE CITIE OF ROME, TO THE REGIONS OF ARABIA, EGYPTE, PERSIA, SYRIA, ETHIOPIA AND EAST INDIA, BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE RYUER OF GANGES, E
THE PREFACE OF THE AUTHOR.
SECTION I. Of the Navigation from Venice to Alexandria in Egypt, and from thence to Damascus in Syria
SECTION II. Of the City of Damascus
SECTION III. Of the Journey from Damascus to Mecca, and of the Manners of the Arabians
SECTION IV. Observations of the Author during his residence at Mecca
SECTION V. Adventures of the Author in various parts of Arabia Felix, or Yemen
SECTION VI. Observations of the Author relative to some parts of Persia
SECTION VII. Observations of the Author on various parts of India
SECTION VIII. Account of the famous City and Kingdom of Calicut
SECTION IX. Observations on various parts of India
SECTION X. Continuation of the Authors Adventures, after his Return to Calicut
SECTION XI. Account of a memorable Battle between the Mahometan Navy of Calicut and the Portuguese
SECTION XII. Navigation of the Author to Ethiopia, and return to Europe by Sea
CHAPTER VI. VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF CESAR FREDERICK IN INDIA 120
INTRODUCTION
Cesar Frederick to the Reader
SECTION I. Voyage from Venice to Bir in Asia Minor
SECTION II. Of Feluchia and Babylon
SECTION III. Of Basora
SECTION IV. Of Ormuz
SECTION V. Of Goa, Diu, and Cambaya
SECTION VI. Of Damann, Bassen, Tana, Chaul, and some other places
SECTION VII. Of Goa
SECTION VIII. Of the City of Bijanagur
SECTION IX. Of Cochin
SECTION X. Of the Pearl Fishery in the Gulf of Manaar
SECTION XI. Of the Island of Ceylon
SECTION XII. Of Negapatam
SECTION XIII. Of Saint Thome and other places
SECTION XIV. Of the Island of Sumatra and the City of Malacca
SECTION XV. Of the City of Siam
SECTION XVI. Of the Kingdom of Orissa and the River Ganges
SECTION XVII. Of Tanasserim and other Places
SECTION XVIII. Of Martaban and the Kingdom of Pegu
SECTION XIX. Voyages of the Author to different parts of India
SECTION XX. Some Account of the Commodities of India
SECTION XXI. Return of the Author to Europe
CHAPTER VII. EARLY ENGLISH VOYAGES TO GUINEA, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I. Second Voyage of the English to Barbary, in the year 1552, by Captain Thomas Windham 184
SECTION II. A Voyage from England to Guinea and Benin in 1553, by Captain Windham and Antonio Anes Pinteado
SECTION III. Voyage to Guinea, in 1554, by Captain John Lok 198
SECTION IV. Voyage to Guinea in 1555, by William Towerson, Merchant of London 226
SECTION V. Second Voyage to Guinea in 1556, by William Towerson 260
SECTION VI. Third Voyage of William Towerson to Guinea, in 1558 270
SECTION VII. Notices of an intended Voyage to Guinea, in 1561 283
SECTION VIII. Voyage to Guinea in 1562, written by William Rutter 284
SECTION IX. Supplementary Account of the foregoing Voyage 285
SECTION X. Voyage to Guinea in 1563 by Robert Baker 286
SECTION XI. A Voyage to Guinea, in 1564:, by Captain David Carlet 289
SECTION XII. A Voyage to Guinea and the Cape de Verd Islands in 1566, by George Fenner 292
SECTION XIII. Embassy of Mr Edmund Hogan to Morocco in 1577, written by himself 297
SECTION XIV. Embassy of Henry Roberts from Queen Elizabeth to Morocco in 1585, written by himself 303
SECTION XV. Voyage to Benin beyond Guinea in 1588, by James Welsh 307
SECTION XVI. Supplement to the foregoing Voyage, in a Letter from Anthony Ingram the chief Factor, written from Plymouth to the Owners, dated 9th September, the day of arriving at Plymouth
SECTION XVII. Second Voyage of James Welsh to Benin, in 1590 317
SECTION XVIII. Voyage of Richard Rainolds and Thomas Dassel to the Rivers Senegal and Gambia adjoining to Guinea, in 1591
CHAPTER VIII. SOME MISCELLANEOUS EARLY VOYAGES OF THE ENGLISH
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I. Gallant escape of the Primrose from Bilboa in Spain, in 1585 332
SECTION II. Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, in 1585, to the West Indies 334
SECTION III. Cruizing Voyage to the Azores by Captain Whiddon, in 1586, written by John Evesham 336
SECTION IV. Brief relation of notable service performed by Sir Francis Drake in 1587 338
SECTION V. Brief account of the Expedition of the Spanish Armada in 1588 344
SECTION VI. Account of the Relief of a part of the Spanish Armada, at Anstruther in Scotland, in 1588
SECTION VII. A cruising Voyage to the Azores in 1589, by the Earl of Cumberland 356
SECTION VIII. Valiant Sea Fight, by Ten Merchant Ships of London against Twelve Spanish Gallies in the Straits of Gibraltar, on the 24th April
SECTION IX. A valiant sea fight in the Straits of Gibraltar, in April 1591, by the Centurion of London, against five Spanish gallies
SECTION X. Sea-fight near the Azores, between the Revenge man of war, commanded by Sir Richard Granville, and fifteen Spanish men of war
SECTION XI. Note of the Fleet of the Indies, expected in Spain this year 1591; with the number that perished, according to the examination of certain Spaniards, lately taken and brought to England
SECTION XII. Report of a Cruizing Voyage to the Azores in 1591, by a feet of London ships sent with supplies to the Lord Thomas Howard. Written by Captain Robert Flicke
SECTION XIII. Exploits of the English in several Expeditions and cruizing Voyages from 1589 to 1592; extracted from John Huighen van Linschoten
SECTION XIV. Cruizing voyage to the Azores, in 1592, by Sir John Burrough, Knight 388
SECTION XV. The taking of two Spanish Ships, laden with quicksilver and the Popes bulls, in 1592, by Captain Thomas White
SECTION XVI. Narrative of the Destruction of a great East India Carak, in 1594, written by Captain Nicholas. Downton
SECTION XVII. List of the Royal Navy of England of the demise of Queen Elizabeth 395
CHAPTER IX. EARLY VOYAGES OF THE ENGLISH TO THE EAST INDIES, BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY
SECTION I. Voyage to Goa in 1579, in the Portuguese fleet, by Thomas Stevens 398
SECTION II. Journey to India over-land, by Ralph Fitch, Merchant of London, and others, in 1583 404
SECTION III. Supplement to the Journey of Fitch 434
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