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A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699
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5 totalA CONTINUATION OF A VOYAGE TO NEW HOLLAND, ETC. - IN THE YEAR 1699. - Wherein are described, The Islands Timor, Roti and Anabao. A passage between the islands Timor and Anabao. Kupang and Laphao Bays. The islands Omba, Fetter, Banda and Bird. A description of the coast of New Guinea. The islands Pulo Sabuda, Cockle, King William's, Providence, Gerrit Denis, Anthony Cave's and St. John's. Also a new passage between New Guinea and New Britain. The islands Ceram, Bonao, Bouro, and several islands before unknown. The coast of Java, and Straits of Sunda. Author's arrival at Batavia, Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, island of Ascension, etc. Their inhabitants, customs, trade, etc. Harbours, soil, birds, fish, etc. Trees, plants, fruits, etc.
Illustrated with several maps and draughts: also divers birds, fishes and plants not found in this part of the world, curiously engraven on copper plates.
BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER.
LONDON, - Printed for James and John Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard. - 1729.
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
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This mid‑century travelogue follows a sea captain as he pushes the limits of contemporary charts, sailing from Timor through a string of scarcely known islands toward the rugged coast of New Guinea. He records the shape of bays such as Kupang and Laphao, sketches the outlines of islands like Roti, Omba and Banda, and includes hand‑drawn maps that reveal the uncertainties of early navigation. Along the way he notes unusual birds, giant cockles and unfamiliar palms, offering a remarkably systematic natural history for his time.
Interactions with Dutch and Portuguese forts, as well as the islanders themselves, are described with a mix of curiosity and occasional tension, especially when fresh water proves elusive and local hospitality is guarded. The narrative blends observations of customs, language snippets and trade attempts with vivid details of volcanic hills, mangrove swamps and coastal forests. Listeners can almost feel the salty air and the awe of charting a world still largely unmapped.
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Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (240K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Sue Asscher. HTML by Col Choat. Produced from page images provided by canadiana.org (http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=34674)
Release date
2005-04-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
William Dampier
1651–1715
A sailor, explorer, and travel writer whose restless voyages carried him around the world three times, he helped introduce English readers to places, plants, animals, and peoples they had never seen. His adventurous life moved between buccaneering and scientific observation, making him one of the most unusual voices of the age of exploration.
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