A General collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world oder kurz General Collection of Voyages and Travels ist eine 1808–1814 in siebzehn Bänden erschienene Sammlung von Reiseberichten, die von dem schottischen Antiquar, Kartographen, Autor, Numismatiker und Historiker John Pinkerton (1758–1826) herausgegeben wurde. Die Reihe erschien in London bei Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. Das monumentale Gesamtwerk umfasst sechs Bände zu Europa, fünf zu Asien, drei zu Amerika und zwei zu Afrika mit der folgenden Untergliederung: Bd. 1–6: Europa, Bd. 7–10: Asien, Bd. 11: Asiatische Inseln, Bd. 12–13: Nordamerika, Bd. 14: Südamerika, Bd. 15–16: Afrika, Bd. 17: Supplement (mit einem Generalindex).worldcat.org / Table of contents I – II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX – X – XI – XII – XIII – XIV – XV – XVI – Supplement
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Europa Band IDigitalisat
The Voyages of Sir Hugh Willoughby and others to the Northern Parts of Russia and Siberia First Voyage of the Dutch to the North of Europe Second Voyage of the same Third Voyage of the same Dissertation of John Isaac Pontanus, concerning the North East Passage Regnard's Journey to Lapland, &c. Journey of Maupertuis to the Polar Circle Onthier’s Journal of a Voyage to the North Travels of M. Arwid Ehrenmalm into Western Nordland, &c. Account of Danish Lapland, by Leems Allison’s Voyage from Archangel A new Account of Samoiedia and the Samoiedes Journal of Seven Seamen left at Spitsbergen Phipps’s Journal of a Voyage to the North Pole Le Roy’s Narrative of Four Russian Sailors, cast upon the Island of East Spitsbergen Backstrom’s Voyage to Spitsbergen Von Troil’s Letters on Iceland Kergueland’s Voyage to the North Earl of Cumberland’s Voyage to the Azores Raleigh’s Report of an Engagement near the Azores Voyage to Tercera, by De Chaste
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Voyage to England and Scotland, by Gonzales Shaw’s Tour to the West of England Sketch of a Tour into Derbyshire, by William Bray, F. A. S. Oryctography of Derbyshire, by Ferber Travels through several parts of England, by C. P. Moritz Skrine’s Tour through Wales Malkin’s Tour through Wales Hassel’s Tour to the Isle of Wight Heath’s Account of the Islands of Scilly Robertson’s Tour through the Isle of Man
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A Tour in Scotland, by Thomas Pennant, Esq. Pennant’s Second Tour in Scotland Account of the Drosacks, from Garnet’s Tour Martin’s Description of the Western Islands Martin’s Voyage to St. Kilda An Account of Hirta and Rona, by Sir George Mackenzie, of Tarbat Brand’s Description of the Orkneys, and Shetland An Abstract of Young’s Tour in Ireland Hamilton’s Letters on the Northern Coast of Ireland
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Lister’s Journey to Paris, 1698 Young’s Travels in France Saussure’s Attempts to reach the Summit of Mont Blanc Ramond’s Journey to the Summit of Mont Perdu
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Spallanzani’s Travels in Italy Dolomieu’s Account of the Earthquakes in Calabria in 1783 Bourgoanne's Travels in Spain Coxe’s Travels in Switzerland
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Riesbeck’s Travels through Germany Coxe’s Travels in Denmark Coxe’s Travels in Norway Fortia’s Travels in Sweden Coxe’s Travels in Russia
Asien Band VII
Travels of Rabbi Benjamin ____________Rubruquis ____________Marco Polo ____________Two Mahometans Nieuhoff’s Travels in China Bell’s Travels in Asia Hamel’s Travels in Korea A Description of Tibet The Travels of Goez from Lahor to China Travels through Tibet, by several Missionaries Caron’s Account of Japan Diary on the Coast of Japan, 1673 Kaempfer’s History of Japan
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Journal of Sir Thomas Roe, Ambassador to the Great Mogul Bernier’s Voyage to the East Indies Extract from Taverniers Voyages, concerning the Diamond Mines Hamilton’s Account of the East Indies Low’s Discovery of the Banians Buchanan’s Journey through Mysore, Canara, and Malabar
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Extracts from the Travels of Pietro Delle Valle in Persia Abstracts of Chardin’s Travels in Persia Description of Persia, from Harris’s Collection, republished by Dr. Campbell Francklin’s Tour in the South of Persia Extracts from Forster’s Travels, concerning the Northern Parts of Persia Accounts of Independent Tartary Jenkinson’s Travels to Bucharia Balbi’s Voyage to Pegu Fitch’s Voyage to Pegu, &c. Symes’s Embassy to Ava Turpin’s History of Siam Baron’s Description of Tonqueen Richards’s History of Tonquin Bovis’s History of Cochin China
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Niebuhr’s Travels in Arabia Blount’s Voyage to the Levant Dandini’s Voyage to Mount Libanus Maundrell’s Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem Journey from Cairo to Mount Sinai Dr. Pococke’s Travels in the East
Asiatische Inseln Band XIDigitalisat
Dampier’s Account of the Philippines Observations on the Philippine Islands and the Isle of France, from the French of M. de Guignes Beeckman’s Voyage to Borneo Account of Java and Batavia, from the Voyages of Stavorinus ____________Celebes, Amboyna, &c. ditto Pigafetta’s Voyage round the World Extracts from the Treatise on Navigation of Antonio Pigafetta Australasia, Introductory Observations from the Work of the President de Brosses Pelsaert’s Voyage to Australasia Tasman’s Voyage for the Discovery of Southern Countries Dampier’s Account of New Holland Abstract of Captain Cook’s First Voyage ____________ Second Voyage ____________ Last Voyage Voyage for the Discovery of Southern Lands, from the French of M. Péron
Nordamerika Band XII
Colon’s Discovery of the West Indies Discoveries made by the English in America from the Reign of Henry VII. to the Close of that of Queen Elizabeth Frobisher’s First Voyage in search of the North West Passage to China, made in 1576 Frobisher’s Zweite Voyage made for the Discovery of the North West Passage, made in 1577, with a Description of the Country and People Frobisher’s Third Voyage for the Discovery of the North West Passage, made in 1578 Discovery of, and Voyages to, Virginia Cartier’s Discovery of the Island of New France
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Smith’s History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles Lahontan’s Travels in Canada Memoirs of North America Kalm’s Travels in North America Burnaby’s Travels through the Middle Settlements in North America, in 1759 and 1760
Südamerika Band XIV
Betagh's Account of Peru Ovalle's Historical Relation of Chili Condamine's Travels in South America Bouguer's Voyage to Peru Ulloa's Voyage to South America Nieuhoff's Voyages and Travels Into Brazil
Afrika Band XV
A Voyage to Abyssinia, by Father Jerome Lobo Poncet’s Journey to Abyssinia Browne’s Journey to Dar-Fur Pococke’s Travels in Egypt Addison’s Account of West Barbary Windhuss’s Journey to Mequinez Shaws’s Travels in Barbary Lempriere’s Tour to Morocco Abd Allatif's Relation respecting Egypt
Band XVI
Thunberg’s Account of the Cape of Good Hope Voyage to Congo, by Angelo and Carli Merolla’s Voyage to Congo The strange Adventures of Andrew Battel, of Leigh, in Essex, sent by the Portuguese *Prisoner to Angola Bosman’s Description of the Coast of Guinea Proyart’s History of Loango, Kakongo, and other Kingdoms in Africa Adamson’s Voyage to Senegal, the Island of Goree, and the River Gambia Santos’ History of Eastern Ethiopia Rochon’s Voyage to Madagascar Glas’s History of the Canary Islands Park’s Travels in Africa
Supplement Band XVII
Retrospect of the Origin, Progress of Discovery, by Sea and Land, in ancient, modern and *most recent times Critical Catalogue of Books of Voyages and Travels General Index
Siehe auch Works issued by the Hakluyt Society
Einzelnachweise
Literatur Pinkerton, John (Hrsg.): A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World; Many of Which are now Translated into English. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme [etc.] 1808–1814.
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