Project Gutenberg 2005-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 136 Dampier, William 1651 1715 Dampier, Guillaume Dampier, Captain (William) A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699 Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sue Asscher. HTML by Col Choat. Produced from page images provided by canadiana.org (http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=34674) "A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699" by William Dampier is a historical account written in the early 18th century. This travelogue details Dampier's observations and experiences from his voyage to various exotic locations, including the Canary Islands, Brazil, and New Holland (now Australia), offering insights into the inhabitants, their cultures, and the natural environment he encountered. The work is notable for its combination of personal narrative with geographical and ethnographical observations, written in an engaging style that aims to inform and entertain. At the start of the book, Dampier recounts his departure from the Downs and the course of his journey across the Atlantic Ocean, making stops at the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands. He provides detailed descriptions of these locations, discussing their geography, local customs, trade, and natural resources, while also sharing practical navigation tips and cautionary advice for other sailors. The opening sets a tone of exploration and discovery, emphasizing the challenges of long sea voyages and establishing a framework for the rich and informative accounts that will follow about other regions he visits throughout his travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Buccaneers -- Early works to 1800 Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works Salvador (Brazil) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Canary Islands -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Shark Bay (W.A.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800 G Text Australia Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Travel & Geography 251341 250062 2024-10-07T06:46:50.305266 2023-09-07T08:09:48.773935 text/html text/html 244071 2020-12-14T10:52:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1147122 2020-12-14T10:52:33 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1175250 2024-10-07T06:46:57.540215 application/epub+zip 1176379 2024-10-07T06:46:53.756235 application/epub+zip 149717 2024-10-07T06:46:52.465280 application/epub+zip 1338801 2024-10-07T06:47:00.354222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1327150 2024-10-07T06:46:56.730222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302343 2022-09-07T23:05:57.352850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239136 239004 2024-10-07T06:46:49.786264 2023-09-07T08:09:48.364896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 238841 2020-12-14T10:52:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88989 2020-12-14T10:52:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21793 2024-10-07T06:47:00.485189 application/rdf+xml 15037 2024-10-07T06:46:53.023242 image/jpeg 3589 2024-10-07T06:46:52.741235 image/jpeg 1324886 2024-10-07T06:46:50.377269 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia