A new collection of voyages and travels
Subtitle: with historical accounts of discoveries and conquests in all parts of the world. None of them ever before printed in English; being now first translated from the Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese and other languages. Adorn'd with cuts. For the month of December, 1708. To be continu'd monthly.
Publisher: J. Knapton [etc.]
Published: 1708
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: The 2d issue has t.-p.: A new collection of voyages and travels ... For the month of January, 170⁸/₉. London, 1709; the t.-p. of the remaining monthly issues are wanting.
Captain John Stevens translated most of the works in this collection which is generally known under his name. The first volume contains: Argensola's Discovery and conquest of the Molucco Islands.--Lawson's New voyage to Carolina.--Cieza's Seventeen years travel in Peru. Each of these works has special t.-p., index and separate pagination.
The 2d vol. was published in 1710 wth title: A view of the universe, or A new collection of voyages and travels into all parts of the world.  With the geography and history of every country ... To be published monthly ... It contains Mouette's Travels in Fez and Morocco.--Texeira's Travels from India to Italy by land.--Cauche's Voyage to Madagascar.--Tellez's travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia. cf. Rich, Bibl. amer. nova.