America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the new vvorld containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither, the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru and other large provinces and territories : with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions, their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the arctick region : collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures / by John Ogilby ...
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- America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the new vvorld containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither, the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru and other large provinces and territories : with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions, their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the arctick region : collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures / by John Ogilby ...
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Contents
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A Catalogue of the Authors, which are either mention'd, or made use of in this Volume of
America. - THE CONTENTS of the several CHAPTERS and SECTIONS.
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AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF AMERICA.
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CHAP. I. America, unknown to the Antients. -
CHAP. II. Of the Original of theAmericans, whence they came, when, how, and from what People Planted. -
CHAP. III.
First Discoverers of America. Christopher Colonushis Expedition. - SECT. III.
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SECT. VI. Pietro Alponso Nigno
his Voyage. -
SECT. V.
The Voyage of Vincent Agnes Pinzon. -
SECT. V.
The Expedition of Americus Vesputius. -
SECT. VII.
The Expedition of Alphonso, Fogeda, Diego Nicuesa, Ancisus,and Roderick Colmenares. -
SECT. VIII. Peter Arias
his Expedition, and remarkable Passages of Vascus Nunnez. -
SECT. IX.
The Expeditions of Francisco Fernandez, Lupus Caizedus, Christophero Morantes, Bernardo Igniguez,and Juan Grisalva. -
SECT. IX.
The Expedition of Ferdinand Magaglian,commonly call'd Magellane. -
SECT. X. Ferdinando Cortez
his Voyage. -
SECT. XI. Diego Gottierez
his Expedition. -
SECT. XI.
The Expeditions of Peter Alvarado, Franciscoand Gonzalvo Pizarro,and Diego de Almagro. -
SECT. XII.
The Expeditions of John Stade,and Nicholas Durando Villegagnon. -
SECT. XIII.
The Expeditions of John Ribald, Renatus Laudonier,and Gurgie. -
SECT. XIV.
Four EnglishExpeditions, under the Conduct of our Famo Martin Forbisher,Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Candish,Smith. -
SECT. XV. Netherland
Expedition by Jaques Mahu,and Simon de Cordes. -
SECT. XVI.
The Expedition of Oliver van Noord. -
SECT. XVI.
The Expedition of George Van Spilbergen. -
SECT. XVII.
The Expedition of William Corneliszon Schouten,and Jacob Le Maire. -
SECT. XVIII.
Voyage of the NassavianFleet, under the Command of Jaques L' Heremite,and Geen Huigo Schapenham.
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The Second Book, CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF Northern America.
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CHAP. I. Of the Bounds ofAmerica, and of the Division of theMexican or Northern part thereof. - CHAP. II. New England.
- A NEW DESCRIPTION OF MARY-LAND.
- CHAP. III. Florida.
- CHAP. IV. Guatimala.
- CHAP. V. The Kingdom of Mexico, or New-Spain.
- CHAP. VI. New Gallicia.
- CHAP. VII. New Biscay.
- CHAP. VIII. New Mexico.
- CHAP. IX. Cibola, Tontonteac, and Nova Granada.
- CHAP. X. Quivira.
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THE ISLANDS OF Northern America.
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CHAP. XI.
Terra Nova, orNew-found Land, with the Island ofAssumption. - CHAP. XII. The Bermudas, or Summer-Islands.
- CHAP. XIII. Hispaniola.
- CHAP. XIV. Porto Rico, and Monico.
- CHAP. XV. Cuba.
- CHAP. XVI. Jamaica.
- CHAP. XVII. The Islands call'd the Lucaies.
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CHAP. XVIII. The Caribby Islands.
- SECT. II. Anegada and Sombrero.
- SECT. III. Las Virgines.
- SECT. IV. Anguilla.
- SECT. V. Saba.
- SECT. VI. St. Crux.
- SECT. VII. St. Martin.
- SECT. VIII. St. Bartholomew.
- SECT. IX. Barboude.
- SECT. X. Rotonda.
- SECT. XI. Nevis.
- SECT. XII. Eustathius.
- SECT. XIII. Antego.
- SECT. XIV. Montserrat.
- SECT. XV. Guadalupe.
- SECT. XVI. Deseado.
- SECT. XVII. Marigalante.
- SECT. XVIII. Todos Sanctos.
- SECT. XIX. De Aves.
- SECT. XX. Dominico.
- SECT. XXI. Martinico.
- SECT. XXII. St. Lucia.
- SECT. XXIII. Barbados.
- SECT. XXIV. St. Vincent.
- SECT. XXV. Bekia.
- SECT. XXVI. Granada.
- SECT. XXVII. Tabago.
- SECT. XXII. St. Christophers.
- CHAP. XIX. The Islands Sotavento, and the Isle Trinidado.
- CHAP. XX. California.
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CHAP. XI.
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The Third Book, CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF PERUANA, OR, Southern America.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II. Castella Aurea, otherwise call'd Terra Firma.
- CHAP. III. New Granada.
- CHAP. IV. Peru.
- CHAP. V. Chile.
- CHAP. VI. Paraguay, or Rio de la Plata.
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CHAP. VII. Brasile.
- SECT. II. St. Vincent.
- SECT. III. Rio de Janeiro.
- SECT. IV. De Spirito Sancto.
- SECT. V. Porto Seguro.
- SECT. VI. Los Isleos.
- SECT. VII. Bahia de Todos los Sanctos.
- SECT. VIII. Pernambuco.
- SECT. IX. Parayba.
- SECT. X. Maragnan.
- SECT. XI. The Lordships Tamarica, Rio Grande, Siara, and Para.
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SECT. XII. The Journey ofRodulphus Baron, with the Description of the Customs and Manners of theTapuyans. -
Sect. XIII. Grave Maurice his Account ofBrasile, so far as it concern'd theWest-India Company. -
SECT. XIV. The CouncellorDussen 's Relation of so much ofBrasile as concerns theWest-India Company.
- CHAP. VIII. Guiana.
- CHAP. IX. Paria, or New Andalusia.
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An Appendix, CONTAINING Partly a farther prosecution of the Descriptions of some Provinces already treated of in the foregoing Book, partly an Account of some other Discoveries than what have hitherto been deliver'd in any Description of the
NEW WORLD. -
Directions for placing the Whole-sheet Prints in this Volume of
America.