A Voyage to New Holland

A Voyage to New Holland

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Title: A Voyage to New Holland
Author: William Dampier
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A VOYAGE TO NEW HOLLAND ETC.
IN THE YEAR 1699.
Wherein are described,
The Canary Islands, the Isles of Mayo and St. Jago. The Bay of
All-Saints, with the forts and town of Bahia in Brazil. Cape Salvador.
The winds on the Brazilian coast. Abrolho Shoals. A table of all the
variations observed in this voyage. Occurrences near the Cape of Good
Hope. The course to New Holland. Shark's Bay. The isles and coast, etc.
of New Holland.

Their inhabitants, manners, customs, trade, etc. Their harbours, soil,
beasts, birds, fish, etc. Trees, plants, fruits, etc.
...
Illustrated with several maps and draughts: also divers birds, fishes and
plants not found in this part of the world, curiously engraven on copper
plates.
...
BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER.
...
THE THIRD EDITION.
...
LONDON,
Printed for James and John Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's
Churchyard.
1729.
...
CONTENTS.
DEDICATION.
THE PREFACE.

CHAPTER 1.
The Author's departure from the Downs. A caution to those who sail in
the Channel. His arrival at the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz in Tenerife;
the road and town, and Spanish wreck. Laguna Town lake and country;
and Oratavia town and road. Of the wines and other commodities of
Tenerife, etc. and the governors at Laguna and Santa Cruz. Of the
winds in these seas. The Author's arrival at Mayo. Of the Cape Verde
Islands; its salt pond compared with that of Salt Tortuga; its trade for
salt, and frape-boats. Its vegetables, silk-cotton, etc. Its soil, and towns;
its guinea-hens and other fowls, beasts, and fish. Of the sea turtles, etc.
laying in the wet season. Of the natives, their trade and livelihood. The
Author's arrival at St. Jago; Praya and St. Jago Town. Of the
inhabitants and their commodities. Of the custard-apple, St. Jago Road.
Fogo.

CHAPTER 2.
The Author's deliberation on the sequel of his voyage, and departure
from St. Jago. His course, and the winds, etc. in crossing the Line. He
stands away for the Bay of All-Saints in Brazil; and why. His arrival on
that coast and in the bay. Of the several forts, the road, situation, town,
and buildings of Bahia. Of its Governor, ships and merchants; and
commodities to and from Europe. Claying of sugar. The season for the
European ships, and coir cables: of their Guinea trade and of the
coasting trade, and whale killing. Of the inhabitants of Bahia; their
carrying in hammocks: their artificers, crane for goods, and negro
slaves. Of the country about Bahia, its soil and product. Its timber-trees;
the sapiera, vermiatico, commesserie, guitteba, serrie, and mangroves.
The bastard-coco, its nuts and cables; and the silk-cotton-trees. The
Brazilian fruits, oranges, etc. Of the soursops, cashews and jennipahs.
Of their peculiar fruits, arisahs, mericasahs, petangos, petumbos,
mungaroos, muckishaws, ingwas, otees, and musteran-de-ovas. Of the
palmberries, physick-nuts, mendibees, etc. and their roots and herbs,
etc. Of their wildfowl, macaws, parrots, etc. The yemma, carrion-crow
and chattering-crow, bill-bird, curreso, turtledove and wild pigeons; the
jenetee, clocking-hen, crab-catcher, galden, and black heron: the ducks,
widgeon and teal; and ostriches to the southward, and of the
dunghill-fowls. Of their cattle, horses, etc. Leopards and tigers. Of their
serpents; the rattlesnake, small green snake. Amphisbaena, small black
and small grey snake; the great land-, and the great watersnake; and of
the water-dog. Of their sea-fish and turtle; and of St. Paul's Town.

CHAPTER 3.
The Author's stay and business at Bahia: of the winds, and seasons of
the year there. His departure for New Holland. Cape Salvador. The
winds on the Brazilian coast; and Abrolho Shoal; fish and birds: the
shearwater bird, and cooking of sharks. Excessive number of birds
about a dead whale; of the pintado bird, and the petrel, etc. Of a bird
that shows the Cape of Good Hope to be near: of the sea-reckonings,

and variations: and a table of all the variations observed in this voyage.
Occurrences near the Cape; and the Author's passing by it. Of the
westerly winds beyond it: a storm, and its presages. The Author's
course to New Holland; and signs of approaching it. Another Abrolho
Shoal and