Title: A cruising voyage round the World

Subtitle: First to the South-seas, thence to the East Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope; begun in 1708 and finished in 1711

Writer: Woodes Rogers


Information about the document

  • Alternative title: Voyage fait autour du monde
  • Languages: Inglês
  • Genres: Literatura informativa e de viagens
  • Type: Obra Literária
  • Publisher: A. Bell, B. Lintot, Londres, Inglaterra
  • Publication year: 1712
  • Medium: Impresso

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Containing a journal of all the remarkable transactions; particularly of the taking of Puna and Guiaquil, of the Acapulco ship, and other prizes; an account of Alexander Selkirk's living alone four years and four months in an island; and a brief description of several countries in our course noted for trade, especially in the south-sea; with maps of all the coast, from the best Spanish manuscript draughts; and an introduction relating to the south-sea trade (Contendo um diário de todas as transações notáveis; particularmente da tomada de Puna e Guaiaquil, do navio Acapulco, e outros prêmios; um relato de Alexander Selkirk morando sozinho quatro anos e quatro meses em uma ilha; e uma breve descrição de vários países em nosso curso indicados para o comércio, especialmente no Mar do sul; com mapas de toda a costa, dos melhores manuscritos espanhóis; e uma introdução relativa ao comércio do Mar do sul).

ABNT reference of the work

ROGERS, Woodes. A cruising voyage round the World: First to the South-seas, thence to the East Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope; begun in 1708 and finished in 1711. Londres, Inglaterra: A. Bell, B. Lintot, 1712.

Beginning yearEnding yearDescription
16821682Economia: Estabelecimento da Companhia de Comércio do Estado do Maranhão
16941694Destruição do Quilombo dos Palmares
17201720Cultura: criação, por D. João V, da Academia Portuguesa de História
15001822Período Colonial no Brasil


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