Item #16550 The Voyage of Schouten and Le Maire Round the World; Chapters 1 - 3 from The World Displayed or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, selected from the Writers of all Nations. Extract, Samuel Johnson, Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith.

The Voyage of Schouten and Le Maire Round the World; Chapters 1 - 3 from The World Displayed or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, selected from the Writers of all Nations.

ca. 1800. Chapters one through three from The World Displayed or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, selected from the Writers of all Nations. 12mo, pp 165 - 203. The chapters describe the Dutch men Le Maire and Schoutens' circumnavigation of the globe, commencing on June 14, 1615; ending October 1616. With two charming plates: "The Dutch Ship defeats, 23 Indian Ships & 45 Canoes, mann'd by the Inhabitants of Traitors Island"; and "The Entertainment of the two Kings, in Horn Island" Very good overall. Item #16550

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