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  The voyages and adventures of John Willock, mariner. Interspersed with remarks on different countries in Europe, Africa, and America; with the customs and manners of the inhabitants; and a number of original anecdotes.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Willock, John, mariner. ; Clarke, Thomas, engraver.
  Description:
  Error in paging: p. 32 misnumbered 42. Frontispiece engraved by Thomas Clarke. "Subscribers' names."--8 p. at end.
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  The English acquisitions in Guinea & East-India containing first, the several forts and castles of the Royal African Company, from Sally in South Barbary, to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa ... secondly, the forts and factories of the Honourable East-India Company in Persia, India, Sumatra, China, &c. ... : with an account of the inhabitants of all these countries ... : also the birds, beasts, serpents and monsters and other strange creatures found there ... : likewise, a description of the Isle of St. Helena, where the English usually refresh in their Indian voyages by R.B.
  Date of publication:
  1700
  

  Author(s):

  R. B., 1632?-1725?
  Description:
  Advertisements: p. [1]-[9] at end. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  A narrative of the most remarkable particulars in the life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince, written by himself. ; [Five lines from Isaiah]
  Date of publication:
  1774
  

  Author(s):

  Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw. ; Shirley, Walter, 1725-1786.
  Description:
  Caption title: An account of James Albert, &c. Preface signed: W. Shirley.
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  The life of David Hume, Esq; the philosopher and historian, written by himself. ; To which are added, The travels of a philosopher, containing observations on the manners and arts of various nations, in Africa and Asia. From the French of M. Le Poivre, late envoy to the King of Cochin-China, and now intendant of the isles of Bourbon and Mauritius.
  Date of publication:
  1778
  

  Author(s):

  Hume, David, 1711-1776. ; Smith, Adam, 1723-1790. ; Strahan, William, 1715-1785. ; Poivre, Pierre, 1719-1786. Travels of a philosopher.
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  Also issued as part of: Miscellanies for sentimentalists ... Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evnas 15914). Printed in two columns. "Letter from Adam Smith, LL.D. to William Strahan, Esq; giving some account of Mr. Hume, ...
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  Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W-----y M------e: written, during her travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters. &c. in different parts of Europe. : Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy and manners of the Turks; drawn from sources that have been inaccessible to other travellers.
  Date of publication:
  1766
  

  Author(s):

  Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762. ; Astell, Mary, 1666-1731, ed.
  Description:
  Attributed to Lady Mary Montagu in the Dictionary of national biography. Preface signed: M.A. [i.e., Mary Astell]. Another issue (Evans 10393) has imprint: New-York: Printed, MDCCLXXXVI.
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  A history of a voyage to the coast of Africa, and travels into the interior of that country; containing particular descriptions of the climate and inhabitants, and interesting particulars concerning the slave trade. / By Joseph Hawkins, of New York, ; who has since become blind; and for whose benefit it is now published by his friends.
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Hawkins, Joseph, b. 1772.
  Description:
  "The author relating the history of his travel's [sic] to his friend."--engraved frontispiece. "Errata."--p. [180]. Copyright notice, p. [181].
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  Travels of a philosopher; or, Observations on the manners and arts of various nations in Africa and Asia. By M. Le Poivre, late envoy to the King of Conchin-China.
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Poivre, Pierre, 1719-1786.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N24679) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 32696) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  A discourse, intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus; delivered at the request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts, on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event. : To which are added, four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. 1. On the circumnavigation of Africa by the ancients. 2. An examination of the pretentions of Martin Behaim to a discovery of America prior to that of Columbus, with a chronological detail of all the discoveries made in the 15th century. 3. On the question, whether the honey-bee is a native of America? 4. On the colour of the native Americans and the recent population of this continent. / By Jeremy Belknap, D.D. ; [Six lines in Latin from Seneca]
  Date of publication:
  1792
  

  Author(s):

  Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798. ; Massachusetts Historical Society.
  Description:
  "Ode for the 23d of October, 1792."--p. 56-58. Advertisement for Belknap's works, "sold in Boston by James White; in Philadelphia by Thomas Dobson; and in London by Charles Dilly," p. [133-134].
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  A short account of that part of Africa, inhabited by the Negroes; with respect to the fertility of the country; the good disposition of many of the natives, and the manner by which the slave trade is carried on. / Extracted from several authors, in order to shew the iniquity of that trade, and the falsity of the arguments usually advanced in its vindication. ; With a quotation from George Wallis's [i.e. Wallace's] System of the laws, &c. and a large extract from a pamphlet, lately published in London, on the subject of the slave trade. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1762
  

  Author(s):

  Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784. ; Wallace, George, 1727-1805. ; Philmore, J. Two dialogues on the man-trade. Selections.
  Description:
  Attributed to Anthony Benezet by Evans and Hildeburn. "This is the first edition, and was probably printed by William Dunlap for James Rivington, who advertises it for sale in the Pa. Gazette, Feb. 11, 1762"--Hildeburn. ...
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