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Title: 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...
Year: 1745 (1740s)
Authors: Osborne, Thomas, d. 1767 Erondelle, Pierre, fl. 1586-1609, tr
Subjects: Neder Oost-Indische Campagnie Voyages and travels Voyages around the world
Publisher: London : T. Osborne
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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