A collected issue, with additions, of William Dampier's voyages, first printed in English in four separate volumes, London, 1697 to 1709, and first printed in four separate volumes in French, Amsterdam by Paul Marret, 1698-1705

The first collected French edition was printed in Amsterdam by Paul Marret from 1711-1712

This collected edition is a reprint of the Rouen, Jean-Baptiste Machuel edition of 1715. Cf. Sabin

Volumes 1 and 2 have added, illustrated title pages reading: Voyage au tour [sic] du monde

Title page of vol. 2 reads: "Suite du voyage autour du monde. Avec un Traité des vents qui régnent dans toute la zone torride" and has identical imprint as that of title page of vol. 1

Volume 2, part 1, p. 1-272, 2nd count, continues the author's Nouveau voyage autour du monde, vol. 1, first printed in English, 1697 and first printed in two volumes in French in Amsterdam, 1698

"Traité des vents alisez ou reglez, des vents frais de mer & de terre, des tempêtes, des saisons de l'année, des marées, & de courans de toute la zone torride", v. 2, p. [273]-396, 2nd count, has divisional title page. This is a translation of "Discourse of the trade-winds, breezes, storms, seasons of the year, tides and currents of the torrid zone throughout the world", which first appeared as part 3 in the author's New voyage round the world, vol. 2, first printed London, 1699 under title: "Voyages and descriptions"

Title page of vol. 3 reads: "Suplement [sic] du Voyage autour du monde. Contenant une description d'Achin, ville de Sumatra, du royaume de Tonquin & autres places des Indes, & de la Baye de Campeche. Enrichi de cartes & figures" and has identical imprint as that of title page of vol. 1

"Suplement [sic] du Voyage autour du monde" is a translation of parts 1 and 2 of: Voyages and descriptions, first printed London, 1699, which comprises volume 2 of the author's A new voyage round the world, and which was first printed in French in 1701; wanting part 3 entitled "Traité des vents alisez ou reglez, des vents frais de mer & de terre, des tempêtes, des saisons de l'année, des marées, & de courans de toute la zone torride" which is a translation of "Discourse of the trade-winds, breezes, storms, seasons of the year, tides and currents of the torrid zone throughout the world" and is here printed at the end of vol. 2 in this collection

Title page of vol. 4 reads: "Voyage aux terres australes, a la Nouvelle Hollande, &c. fait en M. DC. XCIX. Où l'on trouve la description des Isles Canaries, des isles de Mayo & de Saint Jago, de la Baye de Tous les Saints, des forts & de la ville de Bahia dans le Bresil, &c. Par Guillaume Dampier. Avec le voyage de Lionel Wafer, où l'on trouve la description de l'Isthme de Darien dans l'Amerique, &c." and has identical imprint as that of title page of vol. 1

"Voyage aux terres australes a la Nouvelle Hollande, &c. fait en M. DC. XCIX" is a translation of "A voyage to New Holland, &c. in the year 1699" first printed London, 1703 and first printed in French by Paul Marret, Amsterdam 1705; This work, without the addition of Wafer's A new voyage and description of the Isthmus of America, comprises vol. 3 of the author's A new voyage round the world

"Voyage de Guillaume Dampier, aux terres australes, a la Nouvelle Hollande, &c fait en 1699", v. 4, p. [1]-146, 1st count, has a preface written by Edmund Halley on p. 16-20, 1st count

"Voyage de Mr. Wafer, où l'on trouve la description de l'Istme [sic] de l'Amerique", p. [147]-381, has divisional title page, and is a translation of "A new voyage and description of the Isthmus of America" first printed London, 1699

Title page of vol. 5 reads: "Voyage aux terres australes, a la Nouvelle Hollande, &c. Où l'on a joint I. Le voyage du Capitaine Vood [sic] à travers le détroit de Magellan, &c. II. Le journal de l'expedition du Capitaine Sharp. III. Le voyage autour du monde du Capitaine Cowley. IV. Le voyage du Levant de Mr. Robert. Avec divers cartes & figures. Par Guillaume Dampier" and has identical imprint as that of title page of vol. 1

"Voyage aux terres australes, a la Nouvelle Hollande, &c." is a translation of "A continuation of a voyage to New-Holland, &c. in the year 1699" first printed London, 1709 and first printed in French by Paul Marret, Amsterdam 1711

The translations of the voyages of Wood, Sharpe, Cowley, and Roberts included in vol. 5 are from A collection of original voyages / edited by William Hacke, first printed London, 1699 and are additions to Dampier's A new voyage round round the world, vols. I-IV

"Suite du Voyage de Guillaume Dampier aux terres australes, à la Nouvelles Hollande, &c. fait en 1699", p. 1-166, 2nd count, has separate caption title

"Voyage du Capitaine Vood [sic] à travers le détroit de Magellan, &c.", p. 167-211, 2nd count, has separate caption title

"Journal de l'expedition du Capitaine Sharp", p. 212-251, 2nd count, has separate caption title

"Voyage du Capitaine Cowley autour du monde", p. [253]-302, 2nd count, has divisional title page

"Voyage du Levant de Mr. Robert", p. [303]-363, 2nd count, has divisional title page

Approbation and privilege for collection: v. 5, p. [24-25], 3rd count

Pagination: v. 1: [14], 408, [24] p., [8] leaves of plates (5 folded); v. 2: [6], 396, [10] p., [9] leaves of plates (4 folded); v. 3: [8], 393, [11] p., [8] leaves of plates (6 folded); v. 4: 20, 381, [15] p., [18] leaves of plates (6 folded); v. 5: [4], 363, [25] p., [19] leaves of plates (5 folded)

Signatures: v. 1: pi² (pi1 recto, pi2 verso blank) ẽ⁶ (-ẽ6) (ẽ1 missigned ã1) A-S¹² (S12 verso blank); v. 2: pi⁴ (-pi4) (pi1 recto, pi2 verso blank) A-Q¹² (M5 verso blank) R¹² (-R12); v. 3: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) ẽ⁴ (-ẽ4) (ẽ1 missigned ã1) A-Q¹² R¹⁰; v. 4: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) ã4 (-ã4) ẽ⁶ A-Q¹² (G2 verso blank) R⁶ (R6 verso blank); v. 5: pi² (pi1 verso blank) A-Q¹² (E3 missigned L3) (L7, N8 versos blank) R²

Includes indexes

Title pages printed in red and black; woodcut head and tail pieces; initials

Leclerc, C. Bib. Americana

Leclerc, C. Bib. Americana (1878)

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: v. 2 has plate intended to be bound to face p. [273], the divisional title for the "Traité des vents alisez ou reglez", misbound to face p. 173

John Carter Brown Library copy half bound in contemporary vellum with marbled boards

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