Project Gutenberg 2005-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 96 Dampier, William 1651 1715 Dampier, Guillaume Dampier, Captain (William) A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699 Reading ease score: 69.8 (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 Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699" by William Dampier is a historical account written in the early 18th century. This work recounts the author's explorations of various islands, particularly in the region of New Holland (now Australia) and the surrounding archipelagoes of Timor and New Guinea. Dampier details his journey, the landscapes he encounters, the European settlements, native inhabitants, and the natural resources available in the regions he surveys. The opening of the book sets the stage for Dampier's voyage, explaining his motivation to explore these little-known lands in search of fresh water and provisions. He describes his departure from the coast of New Holland and subsequent arrival at Timor, detailing challenges such as difficult navigation due to inaccurate charts and his attempts to find water and engage with local populations. Additionally, he notes the presence of Dutch forts and the various island inhabitants, foreshadowing the interactions and encounters that will shape his journey. This opening highlights both the logistical challenges of exploration at the time and the author's keen observations of the natural world around him. (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 Indonesia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800 G Text Australia Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 281197 279798 2024-10-07T06:50:16.418148 2023-09-07T08:12:34.171780 text/html text/html 273600 2020-12-14T10:54:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1388775 2020-12-14T10:54:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1578954 2024-10-07T06:50:24.366597 application/epub+zip 1580688 2024-10-07T06:50:20.287652 application/epub+zip 163432 2024-10-07T06:50:18.890633 application/epub+zip 1833815 2024-10-07T06:50:27.340608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1819753 2024-10-07T06:50:23.458595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395910 2022-09-07T23:09:42.611604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264312 264180 2024-10-07T06:50:15.774147 2023-09-07T08:12:33.758774 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 264091 2020-12-14T10:54:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93993 2020-12-14T10:54:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21450 2024-10-07T06:50:27.465569 application/rdf+xml 24105 2024-10-07T06:50:19.460633 image/jpeg 4688 2024-10-07T06:50:19.172650 image/jpeg 1558431 2024-10-07T06:50:16.495254 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