A complete collection of voyages made into North and South America
Subtitle: in due order as they happen'd, beginning from Chistopher Columbus, and Americus Vespucius, and descended to this present time ; accurately describing each country, its natural resources and product ; the religion, customs, manners, trade, &c. of the inhabitants, with whatsoever else is curious and remarkable in any kind ; to which is prefix'd an introductory discourse, shewing the great advantage of trading into those parts ; with the improvements that have been made by our late navigators, in order to the effecting of speedy voyages, exactly describing the coasts, and illustrating both the ancient and modern geography ; the whole extracted from the works of the most considerable travellers
By: by Monsr. L'abbé Bellegarde of the Royal Academy ; translated from the French original printed at Paris ; adorn's with cuts
Contributors: Du Perier, of the Académie royale des sciences, Paris; Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776
Publisher: Printed for E. Curll at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Churhc in Fleetstreet
Published: 1711
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Early works to 1800; Discovery and exploration; Description and travel; Voyages; Ouvrages avant 1800; Découverte et exploration; Descriptions et voyages; Discoveries in geography; Travel
Work titles: Histoire universelle des voyages faits par mer & par terre, dans l'Ancien & dans le Nouveau monde
Notes: A re-issue, with new title page, of the 1708 edition, which was published under the name of Du Perier, with title: A general history of all voyages and travels.

French original published at Paris in 1707 under title "Histoire universelle des voyages," with dedication signed "Du Perier." cf. Brit. mus., Bost. ath., and Carter Brown catalogues.

The Amsterdam edition of 1708 bears on the title page as author the name of the Abbe ́de Bellegarde.

Epistle dedicatory signed: Du Perier.

Aside from the introduction, the work relates only to America.

Includes index.

Signatures: A⁴ B-H⁸ I⁴ K-P⁸ Q-R⁴ S-2A⁸ 2B-2C⁴

Engraved frontispiece, "Mons. Perier's General history of voyages & travels", signed M. v. dr. Gucht.