• publisher: Paris : Didot
  • creator: Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763 Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. (Anne-Gabriel), 1702-1780 Green, John, d. 1757. New general collection of voyages and travels
  • contributor: Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. (Anne-Gabriel), 1702-1780. Green, John, d. 1757. New general collection of voyages and travels.
  • Keyword: 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.
  • years: 1746-1770.
  • pages: 19 v. :
  • language: fre
  • notes: Vols. 1-7, are translation by Pr鈋vost 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.
  • description: 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.
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