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Bucaniers of America: : or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West=Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French ... especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero ... / Written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the bucaniers ... and thence translated into Spanish, by Alonso de Bonne-maison ... Now faithfully rendred into English..

Accession number
PML 3430
Creator
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
Published
London : Printed for William Crooke, at the Green Dragon without Temple-bar., 1684-1685.
Notes
Errata given verso final page of preface, v. 2.
Includes indexes for v. 1 & 2.
Bookseller's advertisement (Books printed for William Crooke this year 1684) final page Pt. 2, v. 1. Bookseller's catalogue (A catalogue of books printed and sold by William Crooke ... 1685) final [7] pages, v. 2.
First edition in English.
In this example pp. 21-115 (D[superscript]3-Q[superscript]2) of Pt. 1, are bound after p. 20 of Part II, and pp. 21-151 (Cc[superscript]3-T[superscript]4) of Pt. II. are bound after p. 20 of Pt. 1. The portrait of Sir Henry Morgan has been supplied & is misplaced, facing p. 24 of Pt. II. The folding map prefacing the text of Pt. 4 is lacking; also opp. of the Adv. at end.
Vol 2 has t.p.: Bucaniers of America. The second volume. Containing the dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Captain Bartholomew Sharp, and others; performed upon the coasts of the South Sea, for the space of two years, &c. From the original journal of the said voyage. Written by Mr. Basil Ringrose, Gent. who was all along present at those transactions. London: printed for William Crooke ... 1685.
Vol. 1 originally published in Amsterdam, 1678.
Vol. 1 in 3 separately paginated parts. Vol. 2 with pt. 4.
Description
2 v. in 1, plates (some folded) : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 25 cm
Provenance
Toovey collection.
Binding
Red morocco.
Classification
Department