History of Science, Parts 2 and 3
THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Series One: The Papers of Sir Hans Sloane, 1660-1753 from the British Library, London Parts 2 and 3: Manuscript Records of Voyages of Discovery, 1450-1750
Contents listing
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
CHRONOLOGY
TECHNICAL NOTE
CONTENTS OF REELS - PART 2
CONTENTS OF REELS - PART 3 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3
Publisher's Note
Sir Hans Sloane’s interest in voyages of discovery and exploration can be traced to his own early experiences. Born in Dublin, he came to London in 1679, aged 19, and spent four years studying medicine and botany. He came under the influence of Robert Boyle and John Ray who encouraged him to travel abroad. He went to Paris in 1683 and studied under Tournefort and Sanlyon at the Jardin Royal des Plantes and the Hôpital de la Charité, gaining his MD from the University of Orange. He then declined to embark on a Grand Tour of Italy and instead spent a year at Montpellier under the tutelage of Pierre Chirac and Pierre Magnol. He returned to England in 1684, and was appointed personal physician to Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, newly appointed governor of Jamaica.
John Ray was enthusiastic about this opportunity for Sloane to “search out and examine thoroughly the natural varieties of that island” notwithstanding “the danger and hazard of so long a voyage.” Sloane and the Duke sailed for Jamaica in October 1687 and, after brief respites in Madeira and the Canaries, they reached Barbados in late November. They then proceeded to Jamaica, via Nevis, Santa Cruz, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Sloane took detailed notes all the while and immersed himself in the natural history of the region as well as attending to his duties as a physician. The latter brought him into contact with a number of travellers and reformed pirates who had settled on the island, including Henry Morgan the Welsh buccaneer. Sloane’s visit was curtailed by the death of the Duke in October 1688, and Sloane sailed for home in March 1689, not knowing that there was a new king (William of Orange) on the throne.
Sloane then settled into a life as an eminent society physician and a great figure in the scientific societies of his time. He gained the respect of his peers by gradually collating, analysing and publishing the results of his explorations in Jamaica. This culminated with the publication of his Voyage to the Islands of Madeira, Barbados, Nieves, St Christopher’s and Jamaica (London, 1707 and 1725).
As a Collector, Sloane also continued to amass a vast library of original manuscripts relating to travel, voyages of discovery and the sea. These range from a mid Fifteenth Century copy of the travels of Marco Polo (Sloane 251) and original papers of Drake, Frobisher, Hawkins and Ralegh (Sloane 43, 61, 62, 63, 301, 359, 524, 1133, 1519, 1856, 2177, 2450, 3079, 3272, 3520 and others), to the Charter granted to the Company of Royal Adventurers relating to trade in Africa, (Sloane 205) and an account of The Destruction of the Indias by Bartolomé de Las Casas (Sloane 375, 3052 and 3053).
Further notable items in Part 2 include the South Sea journals of Basil Ringrose (Sloane 48) and John Cox (Sloane 49), a draft of government framed by William Penn for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 1680 (Sloane 79), Pedro Baretto de Rosende’s Historical & Topographical account of Portuguese Settlements in the East Indies, 1646 (Sloane 197), a journal of a journey to Russia by Nicolai Warkottschii, 1593 (Sloane 232), Papers of Robert Dudley relating to the West Indies (Sloane 358), Records of the travels of Richard Bell, gun founder to the Great Moghuls, travelling in India and the Middle East, 1654-1688 (Sloane 811), the journal of John Jourdain, recording an East Indies voyage, 1607-17, and travels in Arabia, the territories of the Great Moghul (Sloane 858), Records of the East India Company Factory at Tanqueen, 1672-77 (Sloane 998), Adriano de las Cartes on the Compaignia de Jesus in China, 1621-26 (Sloane 1005), a History of Travaille into Virginia and a dictionary of the Indian Language (Sloane 1622), and a narrative of the voyage of Christopher Columbus (Sloane 1709).
Further notable items in Part 3 include records of the travels of Thomas and Edward Browne in Britain and Europe (Sloane 1899, 1900, 1905, 1906 and 1908), the Charter granted by Charles II to the East India Company in 1661 (Sloane 2178), a copy of the patent for the Hudson’s Bay Company (Sloane 2447), observations on China (Sloane 2872), Papers of William Penn (Sloane 3232 and Sloane 3926), the outstanding manuscript recording the voyage of William Dampier to the South Seas, 1681-1691 (Sloane 3236), James Petivar’s account of animals and plants in Maryland and Cotton Mather’s account of savages in New England (Sloane 3324), Pierre Radisson’s survey of the Canadian North for the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1684 (Sloane 3527), and records of the voyages of Captain John Kempthorne to China, Japan and the East Indies (Sloane 3665, 3668, 3670, 3671 and 3814).
These manuscripts document voyages and travels to Africa, the Americas, China, India, Japan, the East Indies, the West Indies, Russia and the South Seas and attempts to circumnavigate the world and find the quickest trade routes to India and China.
For North America there is good material concerning Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories, New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Florida.
There are works on navigation and geography, original rutters and waggoners (pictorial representations of sea routes such as Charles II’s presentation copy of Hack’s South Sea Waggoner) describing approved sea routes, accounts of victualling and provisions, notes on the state of the English fleet, records of naval escapades (including an account of the burning of Cadiz), and descriptions of piracy.
Was this an age of heroic discovery or an age in which indigenous peoples were thoughtlessly wiped out? Were new territories exploited carefully or carelessly? Did the new territories open up fresh horizons or were they just a broader canvas on which to continue age old conflicts? These records enable modern readers to understand the mindset of the explorers, settlers, traders, natural historians and politicians of this period, so that a more sophisticated and more nuanced picture of these early contacts between civilizations can be developed. Engelbert Kaempher’s original, seventeenth century journals concerning his travels in Persia, Japan and the Far East are the focus of a separate project, East Meets West, Part 2.
Chronology of Exploration & Discovery from Ancient Times to 1753 Date Details c3200BC First recorded Egyptian sea voyage c2300BC Harkhuf. Expeditions up the Nile c1000BC Polynesian colonisation begins c650BC Colaeus sails through the Straits of Gibraltar (Pillars of Hercules) c600BC Phoenecians explore African and Arabian coasts. Pharaoh Neccho II of Egypt sends an expedition round Africa (the first recorded circumnavigation) c470BC Planno founds colonies in North West Africa 457BC Herodotus (c490-429BC) explores the Nile c450 BC Herodotus draws world map c334BC Aristotle. Publication of Meteorologica c334-323BC Alexander the Great (c356-323BC) extends his empire from the Mediterranean to the Himalayas c332BC Foundation of Alexandria c330BC Pytheas. Circumnavigation of the British Isles. Observes the relation between the moon and tides c323BC Euclid. Publication of the Elements c300BC Building of the Great Wall of China begins c230BC Eratosthenes puts forward a heliocentric cosmology 221BC Emperor Shih Huan-ti unites China c215BC Hsu-fu founds settlement in Japan c146BC Eudoxus sails from the Black Sea to West Africa c140BC Crates of Mallus creates his great globe of the world c138-116BC Chang Chi’en follows the Silk Road 120BC Eudoxus travels from Egypt to India c105BC Opening of the Silk Road from China to the West c10BC Maternus crosses the Sahara 14-37AD Hippalus sails from the Red Sea to India 23-79AD Pliny the Elder. Publication of Historia Naturalis. This includes a description of tides and their intervals 42AD Paulinus crosses the Atlas Mountains 54AD Diogenes explores North Africa. Possibly discovers the source of the Nile c150AD Ptolemy. Publication of Guide to Geography including his world map 166AD A Roman Embassy is sent to China c270AD The compass is invented in China 304AD Huns invade China 399AD Fu-Hsien travels from China to India. After 15 years of studying Buddhism he returns via Ceylon and Java History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 525AD Cosmas Indicopleustes of Alexandria explores the Nile and publishes his Topographia Christiane c600AD Book printing begins in China 629-645AD Hsuan-Tsang (c602-664) travels from China to India to collect Buddhist texts 632AD Death of the prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam 730AD Venerable Bede. Observations of the tides c800AD Norse raiders occupy the Shetlands, Hebrides, Faeroes and Orkneys 828AD The Astronomical System of Ptolemy is translated into Arabic and known as the Almagest c850AD Soleiman sails from Arabia to India c860AD Chinese explorers reach Somali, Africa c862AD Vikings reach Dnieper River c865-870AD Norwegian settlement of Iceland c880AD Othere/Wolfstan explore Northern Europe on behalf of King Alfred the Great c891AD Al-Yaqubi. Publication of Kitab al-Budan c900 AD Gunnbjorn discovers Greenland 963AD Al Sufi. Publication of The Book of Fixed Stars c982AD Erik the Red explores and colonises Greenland c986AD Bjarni Herjolfssen sights North America c1000 Leif Ericsson explores North America (Vinland) Repeated Norse attempts to colonise North America are unsuccessful Astrolabes arrive in Europe from the Far East 1060 Chinese explorers reach Malindi, Africa 1080 Toledan table of positions of the stars The Crusades c1154 Al-Idrisi. Publication of Kitab al-rujari (Geography) 1162 Birth of Genghis Khan c1165 A letter from Prester John – allegedly a Christian priest-king in Asia – to the Pope stimulates European interest in Asia 1175 Neckham. Treatise on the maritime compass 1215 Ghengis Khan captures Beijing and establishes Mongol rule of China 1226-1346 Settlement and urbanisation of much of Eastern Europe by Order of Teutonic Knights 1240 Mongols capture Kiev, Russia 1245-1247 Giovanni da Pian del Carpini travels from Italy to Poland, Russia and Mongolia as emissary of the Pope 1245-1254 Nicolo and Maffeo Polo travel from Italy to trade with Ghengis Khan and the Mongolian Empire 1253 Guillaume de Rubruquis travels to Mongolia as a missionary from Louis IX of France 1260 Kublai Khan is proclaimed Great Khan History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 1271-1295 Marco Polo (1254-1324) travels through Asia to Mongolia and China, becoming a friend of Kublai Khan and governor of a Chinese city. Polo visits Sumatra and returns to Venice via the Indian Ocean 1298 Marco Polo is captured in a sea battle off the Dalmatian coast, is imprisoned, and writes his Travels with Rustichello 1314-1330 Odoric de Pordenone travels from France to China and back via Tibet, acting as a Christian missionary 1325-1354 Ibn Battutah (c1304-1377) explores North Africa and the Middle East. His first expedition is from Morocco to Egypt, the Red Sea, Jerusalem, Damascus, Mecca and Baghdad – then on to Somalia, Mombassa and Kilwa before returning to Mecca. His second expedition was to Syria, the Crimea, Afghanistan, China, Malaysia and India – then back to Morocco. His third expedition was across the Sahara Desert to Mali and Timbuktu 1330 Jordanus de Severec establishes French missions in India 1368 The Mongols are driven out of China 1394 Birth of Prince Henry of Portugal (1394-1460), known as ‘Henry the Navigator’ 1402 Bethencourt establishes European settlement in the Canary Islands 1405-1433 Zheng-Ho. 7 voyages of exploration from the South China Sea to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea – possibly rounds the Cape of Good Hope 1415 Portuguese capture of Ceuta, in North Africa start the ‘age of reconaissance’ – driven by Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) 1420 Zaro and Teixeira discover Madeira for Portugal 1424-1434 Prince Henry sends 15 expeditions to explore West Africa. None get further than Cape Bojador, just south of the Canaries 1432 Cabral claims the Azores for Portugal c1433 Further Chinese Voyages of Discovery banned by imperial decree 1435 Eanes. Exploration of West African coast almost to the Tropic of Cancer 1441 Antao Goncalves sails to Cape Branco in West Africa and takes two slaves 1444 Eanes sails to Lagos and captures 200 African slaves 1445 Dinis Dias rounds Cape Verde – the western tip of Africa and opens up trade routes to Timbuktu 1452-1456 3 Papal decrees officially sanction the slave trade 1453 Gutenburg prints the 42-line Bible in Mainz, marking the beginning of printing in Europe 1469-1474 Fernao Gomes obtains lease for a monopoly of the Guinea trade from the Portuguese king and explores and exploits the Guinea coast 1482 Cão discovers the mouth of the Congo River 1486-1490 De Paia journeys through Ethiopia in search of Prester John (see entry for 1165) 1487-1489 Covilha travels to India to search for Prester John and establishes trade route to Calicut 1488 Bart. Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, opens Indian trade route for King John II of Portugal 1492 Martin Behaim constructs the first documented terrestrial globe 1492-1493 Christopher Columbus (c.1451-1506). His first voyage, intending to reach Japan by a Western route, results in his landfall at (probably) Samara Cay on 12 October 1492. He journeys on to Fortune Island (Isabella), Long Island (Fernandina), Cuba and Hispaniola before returning to Spain. Funded by Ferdinand and Isabella, the 3 ships used were Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria 1493-1496 Columbus. Second voyage reaches Leeward Islands, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Hispaniola 1497 John and Sebastian Cabot (1450-1498) and (1476-1557). Sail in the Matthew to Newfoundland in an attempt to find a North-West passage to the East. Their landfall in June 1497 is the first corroborated landing in North America 1497-1499 Vasco da Gama (1469-1524) sails to India via Cape of good Hope and East Africa 1498-1500 Columbus. Third voyage reaches Trinidad, Venezuela and Hispaniola 1499-1501 Alonsode Ojeda and Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512) sail to South America and explore the Northern and Eastern Coasts, naming Venezuela after Venice and establishing that South America is a continent 1500 Pinzón sails along the coast of Guiana and discovers Brazil and the Amazon River Cabral, whilst exploring North Africa, his ship is blown off course and ends in Brazil, which is claimed for Portugal 1500-1502 Gaspar and Miguel Corte Real sail to Labrador, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia 1502-1504 Columbus. Fourth voyage reaches Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, Nicaragua, Cost Rica and Panama 1502-1508 Lodovico de Varthema. Follows the route of Covilha Varthema becomes the first Christian to visit Mecca, and discovers the Molucca Islands (where cloves and nutmeg grew). He also visits Java, Borneo, Malacca and Burma 1507 Waldseemüller. Publication of Cosmographiae introduction in which the New World is named ‘America’ after Amerigo Vespucci 1508-1509 Sebastian Cabot sails to Hudson Strait 1510 Ojeda and Nicuesa found Spanish settlement in Darien 1511 Albuquerque takes Malacca for the Portuguese. Searches for Spice Islands 1512 Copernicus. Publication of Commentariolus –his heliocentric cosmology 1513 Ponce de Léon sails to North America and discovers Florida Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama and sights the Pacific 1515 Diaz de Solis discovers the mouth of the River Plate 1517 Portuguese found factory in Colombo, Ceylon 1519 Pineda sails from Florida to the Mexican border along the coast and is the first European to visit Texas 1519-1521 Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) travelled from Cuba to Mexico, subduing the Aztec Indians and occupying Veracruz and Tenochtitlán Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521). First circumnavigation of the world – completed by Juan Sebastian del Cano after Magellan’s death in Mactan. Magellan skirted the coast of South America before entering the Pacific via the Strait of Magellan. He proceeded to the Marianas and the Philippines (where he was killed). The survivors returned via Brunei, the Moluccas, and the Cape of Good Hope. 18 men survived 1520 Lope de Sequeira circumnavigates Africa 1522 Andagoya carries out coastal survey of South America and brings back reports of Inca gold in Peru 1524-1526 Alvardo conquers Guatemala and El Salvador 1524 Petrus Aptanus of Ingolstadt. Publication of Cosmographia Verrazano discovers New York Bay and Hudson River 1527 Cabot sails up the River Plate and other major South American rivers searching for a route to the Pacific History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 King Henry VIII of England sponsors the first attempt to reach the North Pole 1527-1536 Narvaez and De Vaca explore interior of Florida. De Vaca reaches Mexico by land 1532-1535 Pizarro leads conquistadores in the annihilation of the Incas, capturing Cuzco 1534 Jacques Cartier (1491-1557). First voyage from St Malo to Newfoundland and the mouth of the St Lawrence River 1535 Cartier. Second voyage makes contact with Huron Indians and discovers Quebec and Montreal for King Francois I of France Mendoza establishes first European settlement in Argentina in Buenos Aires 1535-1537 Almagro crosses the Andes from Cuzco to Bolivia and Chile 1536-1538 Belalcázar, Jiménez de Quesada and Federman search Colombia for gold 1539 Ulloa explores western shores of Mexico and Baja peninsula – establishing that it is not an island 1539-1542 De Soto explores Florida and southern part of North America. Discovers Mississippi River 1540-1542 Orellana explores the Amazon River from Rio Napo to the sea. 1540-1542 Coronado, Alarcon and Cardenas explore the South-western part of North America. Coronado reaches central Kansas. Cardenas discovers the Grand Canyon. Alarcon finds the mouth of the Colorado River 1541-1546 Valdivia founds Santiago and explores Chile 1557 Jenkinson follows Chancellor’s path to Moscow then sails down the Volga to the Caspian Sea and east to Bukhara 1561 Cavallon and Coronado colonise Costa Rica 1561-1564 Jenkinson travels to the western shore of the Caspian Sea to Persia 1564 John Hawkins begins slaving voyages 1565 Urdaneta crosses the Pacific from the Philippines to Mexico 1567-1569 Mendana explores the South Pacific and discovers the Solomon Islands 1576 Martin Frobisher discovers Baffin Bay 1577-1580 Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in the Pelican (renamed the Golden Hind) via Drake Passage, San Francisco, the Pacific and the Spice Islands of the East Indies 1581-1582 Newbury travels from Aleppo to Ormuz and to Istanbul, and is the first Britain to travel down the Euphrates 1582-1590 Berrío explores the Orinoco valley looking for El Dorado. He is later captured by Ralegh 1583 Newbury and Fitch attempt overland route from Ormuz to Goa for the Levant Company, but are arrested. Fitch escapes down the Ganges to Bangladesh and travels on to Malacca (1584-1591) Gilbert claims Newfoundland for Elizabeth I 1584 Ralegh tries but fails to establish a colony in Virginia 1585-1587 Davis makes three successive attempts to discover the Northwest Passage 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1594-1597 Basents surveys Spitsburgen and Novaya Zemlya 1595-1596 Mendana and Quiros discover the Marquesas, the first major Polynesian Islands found History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 1595-1596 Ralegh tries but fails to find gold in the Caroni Valley 1596-1605 Onate colonises New Mexico for Spain 1597 The Portuguese establish a trading post in Macao, China 1598 Anthony and Robert Sherley cross the Zagros Mountains from Baghdad to Isfahan 1601 Lancaster sails to Java to set up a trading post for the East India Company 1601 Ricci establishes Jesuit Mission in Beijing 1602 Dutch East India Company try to monopolise Eastern trade via the Cape of Good Hope and the Magellan Straits 1602 Gosnold lands in Massachusetts Bay and commences English exploration of the east coast of North America 1602-1603 Vizcaíno discovers harbour of Montery and maps west coast of North America 1603 Chaplian explores the St Lawrence River Accession of James I 1603-1607 De Goes becomes the first European since Marco Polo to reach China from the West, after travelling along the Silk Route from Lahore 1604-1605 Torres establishes that New Guinea is an Island 1606 Willem Jantzoon is the first European known to reach Australia, which he stumbles across whilst prospecting for gold off New Guinea 1607 Smith founds Jamestown, Virginia 1608 Jourdain is the first Britain to describe the Seychelles 1608-1609 Champlain continues exploration of Canada, founding Quebec and exploring the Richlieu River 1609 Shipwreck of the Sea Venture off the coast of Bermuda First Royal charter for the Virginia Company 1609-1610 Hudson sails past Newfoundland to Delaware and Chesapeake Bay. He then travels north and discovers Hudson River and Hudson Bay. His crew mutinies and he is cast adrift to die 1610 Kurochkin explores the Yenisey River in Asia 1611-1615 Brîlé explores North America’s Great Lakes 1612 Patani on the Malay Peninsula is opened up as a port allowing Anglo-Siamese trade 1613 Paez finds Lake Tana, source of the Blue Nile, in Ethiopia 1614 Marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas 1615-1616 Baffin and Bylot explore Hudson and Baffin bays 1615-1617 Schoutan and Le Maise pioneer new route to Pacific, avoiding Dutch controlled waters 1616 Hartog discovers west coast of Australia 1618 Samuel treks from Siam to Burma for the British East India Company 1620 The Pilgrim Fathers sail to America on the Mayflower and found New Plymouth 1620-1627 Persaert explores North West India for the Dutch East India Company 1626 Andrade establishes a mission in Western Tibet History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 1628 Lobo explores the Blue Nile, travelling from Lake Tana to the Tisisat falls 1629 Dutch expeditions map the coast of Western Australia, preparing the way for settlement 1634-1635 Nicollet travels from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan, exploring the American Midwest 1637-1639 Teixeira explores and surveys the river Amazon 1639 A Russian expedition reaches the Sea of Okhotsk 1641 Beginning of English slave trade to Barbados 1642 Start of English Civil War 1642-1643 Abel Tasman explores the South Pacific, discovering Tasmania, New Zealand and Tonga. Due to crisis in Europe, Dutch exploration and colonisation of the South Pacific dwindles after the 1650s 1648 Dezhnyov explores North East Asia and sails through the Bering Strait 1648-1652 The Dutch East India Company establishes a settlement in Cape Town, South Africa 1658-1667 Bernier explores India, describing Agra, Delhi and Kashmir in detail 1659-1660 Groseilliers and Radisson explore Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region of North America Foundation of the Royal Society 1661 The Earl of Sandwich carries out scientific experiments into the depth, tides and salinity of the Mediterranean for the Royal Society 1662 The Royal Society issues Directions for Seaman bound for voyages and gives fresh impetus to scientific exploration 1669 La Salle explores the Ohio River 1669-1688 Bowrey explores India, Burma, Sumatra and Ceylon 1670 The Hudson’s Bay Company receives its charter Lederer explores the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia 1671 Robert Boyle of the Royal Society advocates the systematic exploration of the world’s oceans 1672 Jolliet and Marquette explore the Mississippi River from Lake Michigan to Arkansas 1673 Needham and Arthur explore Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida 1679-1682 La Salle journeys down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and claims Louisiana for France 1683-1684 Engelbert Kaempfer journeys through Persia, Ceylon Java and Siam to reach Japan for one year and makes extensive notes on local life 1686-1723 Samuel Fritz founds a Jesuit Mission amongst the Amazonian Indians and he explores much of the interior of Brazil as well as charting the Amazon 1687-1706 Kino establishes missions in Arizona 1691 De La Loubere explores and describes Siam 1691-1692 Kelsey explores the Canadian Plains west of Hudson Bay 1698 End of Royal African Company monopoly. Slave trade officially open to private traders 1700 Dampier explores the South Pacific and establishes the Dampier Strait, to the west of New Guinea 1704 Alexander Selkirk is marooned on Juan Fernandez, off the coast of Chile after a dispute with his captains, including Dampier. He lives alone for four years before being rescued by History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Woodes Rogers, guided by Dampier as pilot, and later recounts his ordeal to Defoe, who bases Robinson Crusoe on his ordeal 1720-1727 Messerschmitt explores Asia from the Urals to Mongolia 1721-1723 Roggereen fails to find great Southern Land in the South Pacific, but does discover the Easter Islands on Easter Sunday 1725-1728 Bering sails through the strait separating America and Asia 1735-1743 La Vérendrye explores the Dakotas 1740-1744 Anson circumnavigates the globe in the Centurion 1741 Behring leads Great Northern Expedition which proves that Asia and America are not joined 1746 James Cook (1728-79) - The son of a Yorkshire labourer - is apprenticed to a shipowner in Whitby. Active in North Sea and Baltic Sea 1749 Isabella Godin miraculously survives after being left deserted near the Amazon without drink, food or a boat 1750 Thomas Gray writes Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Samuel Johnson starts The Rambler (1750-52). Voltaire takes up residence in Potsdam at the invitation of Frederick II Technical Note Our microform publications are prepared and produced in accordance with recommended and established guidelines for the production of microform of superior quality. These conform to the recommendations of the standard guides to good microforming and micropublishing practice. Attention should be drawn to the nature of the original material. As with all manuscript sources the inking is variable. Darker and lighter inks, or a dark ink and a light pencil note, can appear on the same page. Some sections are barely legible in the original. There are instances when the manuscript has been badly stained, discoloured, or faded with exposure to light over a period of time. Some pages are torn, crumpled or cropped. Occasionally volumes have been tightly bound and material is slightly obscured in the inner margin. 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Contents of Reels - Part 2 REEL 18 Sloane 21 A discourse on a Bill of Parliament against the Merchant Adventurers Co. for free trade in all countries Sloane 25 A fragment of a complaint made by the English Company regarding the manner of exacting customs in the Danish Sound The bond to be given by the Masters of Ships transporting the English Company’s goods The agreement of the English Company for disposingof 40,000 Tallows [Thalers] returned by the King ofDenmark A proclamation by the Spanish, under Don John de Aquilla [Aguila] at Kinsale, Ireland A Merchant Adventurers Co. charter confirming their privileges in the transportation of cloth. A Privy Council report in reference to a dispute between the Earl of Cumberland and the Merchant Adventurers Co A letter from Charles IX, King of Sweden, to Captain Bart Schott, concerning the raising of 600 soldiers in England The places in the East Indies where the Spanish have settlements and forts The places in the East Indies where the Portuguese have no settlements or forts Sloane 28 A report to the Lords of Council on how to raise an extra 200 ships and 2000 mariners in 3-4 years Sloane 42 The original draft of John Chilton’s voyage to the South Seas and to New Spain, 1568-86 Sloane 43 ‘Instructions From a Father to his Son.’ The tract ends “I can as well content myself to bee a spectator as an actor in the world” The laws made during expedition at sea by Richard I Notices of England’s principal voyages and naval expeditions 1585-1603: Francis Drake’s voyage to the West Indies, 1585 Drake’s 2nd voyage to Cadiz, 1587 The action of Portugal, 1589 John Hawkins' and Martyn Frobisher’s voyage, 1590 The Earl of Cumberland’s voyage, 1589 Action between the English and Spanish fleets, 1591 Earl of Cumberland’s voyage to Spanish coast, 1591 Frobisher’s voyage to Brest, 1594 Sir Walter Ralegh’s voyage, 1592 Drake’s voyage, 1595 The Earl of Essex’s voyage to Cadiz, 1596 The Earl of Essex’s voyage to the Islands, 1597 Proceedings of fleet under Lord Howard, 1599 Sir Richard Lewson’s voyage to the Islands, 1600 Sir Richard Lewson’s voyage to Ireland, 1601 Sir William Munson’s voyage to coast of Spain, 1602 Sir Richard Lewson’s voyage to the narrow seas, 1603 Sloane 44 Captain Bartholomew Sharp’s South Sea Waggoner, or a chart of South America, containing 135 maps and drawings of the western coast from Acapulco to Cape Horn, carefully sketched on a large scale. Each drawing has a brief description with bearings and distances, and sometimes instructions for anchoring and the navigation of rivers. This volume appears to be the work of celebrated seventeenth century map-maker, William Hack. Originally presented to King Charles II Sloane 45 39 maps and drawings by William Hack, including: Draft describing the coast, from Acapulco to California, taken from the original Spanish Manuscripts Draft of the Galapagos Islands and Pepys Island, originally described by William Cowley A Description of the Bahama Banks REEL 19 Sloane 46A Journal of Captain Bartholomew Sharp’s journey over land to the South Seas in 1680 and then by sea along the west coast of America, around Cape Horn to Barbados. With Drawings and maps. A description of the Straits of Magellan by Captain John Wood, in HMS Sweepstakes, under command of Captain John Narbrough, 1669 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Sloane 46B A copy of 46A presented to King Charles II, probably with Sharp’s South Sea Waggoner (Sloane 44) Sloane 47 An appendix to Sharp’s South Sea Waggoner. Instructions for sailing around the coast of America: Callao to Panama; Parico to Callao; Panama to Peru; Panama to California; Acapulco to California. Dedicated to the Duke of Albemarle by William Hack Sloane 48 Journal of Basil Ringrose’s voyage with Bartholomew Sharp in the South Seas, 1680. With Maps and drawings Sloane 49 Journal of John Cox, 1680-81, recording his travels over land into the South Seas then around South America to Barbados and Antigua REEL 20 Sloane 50 Journal of the James & Mary’s voyage from Samana Bay to the wreck of a Spanish ship containing gold lost off Poto Plato, and the return to England. Captain Francis Rogers and Captain William Phips, Commanders Sloane 54 Journal of William Cowley recording voyage from Virginia to the islands of Cape de Verd, Guiniz, Terra de Fuego, Panama, Gorganna, Ladroones, thence to China, Java, Cape of Good Hope and back to Holland, 1683-86 Sloane 61 Francis Fletcher’s narrative of the first part of Drake’s second voyage, exactly copied from the original by John Congers, 1677 REEL 21 Sloane 62/63 Miscellany including Ralegh’s views on peace with Spain in 1602 and commonplace book entries on navigation Books of approved medicines by Doctor Watson, Bishop of Lincoln and a controversial Epistle to Mr. Leonard Baker by J. Toppe Sloane 79 A draft of government framed by William Penn anno 1682 for Pennsylvania and West Gersey in America (f186) and material on the silver and timber trades Miscellany including material on medicine, urine, plants and chemistry Sloane 86 (aka 672) Journal of Richard Simson recording a voyage through the Straits of Magellan to the South Seas in the Farewell, 1689 Sloane 172 Relation of the State of New England regarding commodities and inhabitants, c.1660 An extract from the register of the resolutions of the States General, 25 September 1664, concerning complaints made by Sir George Downing, envoy of Great Britain, against the Dutch East & West India Company in the case of some English ships being prevented from entering harbours on the coast of Malabar and Guinea A letter to King Charles II by George Morley, Bishop of Winchester, regarding his visit to Magdalen College, Oxford Sloane 173 Letter from Mary de Medici, the Queen Regent of France, to King James I concerning a Spanish prize (a French Man of War) and commissions to Robert le Brett & Lord Dubose de la Villesanges, to pursue discoveries in South America Sloane 179B French account of the West India Company and Guiana REEL 22 Sloane 197 Pedro Baretto de Rosende's Historical & Topographical account of Portuguese Settlements in the East Indies, 1646. With 44 maps Sloane 205 (aka 992) Charter granted to the Company of Royal Adventurers of England relating to trade in Africa Sloane 207 Sir Henry Maynwaringe on the practice of Navigation, c1660. Alphabetically arranged and dedicated to Edward Lord Zouch, Lord warden of the Cinque Ports REEL 23 [For convenience the items on this reel have been sorted into numerical order. The true order on the microfilm is 226, 239, 251, 232, 241, 301, 305] Sloane 226 Record of a Voyage unto Spaine by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and Charles, Lord Howard, Lord High Admiral, resulting in the burning of Cadiz, 1596. By Dr Morbeck, attendant to Lord Howard History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Sloane 232 Journey to Russia by Nicolai Warkottschii, 1593 Sloane 239 A book of original ‘draughts’ of the coast of the South Sea from Acapulco to the Straits of Magellan, in Spanish, or a Spanish South Sea Waggoner Sloane 241 A brief geographical description of the world. A more full description of Britain The names and arms of all the nobility in 1572, created since 1066, and by whom they were created Sloane 251 The travels of Marco Polo, written by Salvador Paruti, in the Venetian dialect Sloane 301 Record of Drake’s third voyage to the West Indies (1572-3), by Philip Nicholls, preacher, from the reports of Christopher Ceelie and Ellis Hixon and others who were on the voyage. Reviewed with additional notes by Sir Francis Drake, in his own hand. Formerly owned by King Charles I Sloane 305 Voyages & Travels, 1623-1640. Notes on Indian Ocean and its islands by French travellers. St Helena, Ascension, Azores, etc REEL 24 Sloane 333 Petition from Luis Paez de Torres, admiral of the Spanish fleet, to Philip III, King of Spain. Narrates his discovery of New Hebrides, and begging the king to undertake a new expedition, 1608 (translation) Experiments and cures performed and carried out by Dr Sam Bellingham Some money accounts and veterinary receipts Sloane 358 Account of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester’s voyage to the West Indies, 1594 Sloane 359 Chemical receipts ascribed to Ralegh Sloane 375 The Destruction of the Indias, By Bartolome de Lascasas, 1552 Sloane 524 A commonplace book containing French, Latin and Italian poetry, surgical and chemical receipts, references to Drake and recording travels from London to Paris, Marseilles, Florence and Rome, 1656-58 REEL 25 Sloane 608 A copy of Confession of Faith by the Independents in their meeting at the Savoy, 1658 In part, the positions contained in the Catechisms of the Westminster Assembly of the Divines Various theological theses A poem relating to a dialogue between a youth and the devil, 1671 Voyage by John de Ley, 1594, Journal by an English poet in Paris and Messina, 1649-54 Various Latin texts and sermons Sloane 683 Iter a Venetiis ad Joppen. 15th Century text with excerpts from Anselm, Grosseteste, etc Sloane 713 Ralegh’s discourse on the marriage between Prince Henry of England and a daughter of Savoy Sloane 739 Commonplace book containing table of vessels of war, numbers of men and their wages; poems by Carew Medical cases and Medicine in English and Greek Excerta ex ejusden comment in Hippocratis Aphorism Sloane 750 Register of the commissions granted by the Governor of the Council of the Bermudas, 1619-1620, and a History of the Bermudas from their first settlement (1609) to 1622, by Captain Nathaniel Butler, Governor Form and composition of the General Assembly of the Bermudas, 1620 REEL 26 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Sloane 760 Ralegh's apology for his voyage to Guiana, 1617 Sloane 793 William Jackson's Journal of a voyage to the West Indies, 1642 Sloane 811 Records of the travels of Richard Bell, gun founder to the Great Moghuls, travelling in India and the Middle East, 1654-1669 Sloane 819 Voyages of the HMS Sweepstakes through the Straits of Magellan to the South Seas and Baldavia, 1669-71, by Nathaniel Peckett Sloane 854 Journal of Jacob Bevan, 1684-85, of a voyage via the Cape of Good Hope to Bombay, then sinking, returning to England in a new ship, Williamson Journal of Captain Thomas Parramore voyage on the Barnadistant to the East Indies and Persia, 1685 Sloane 855 Journal of the voyages of the Francis, the Phoenix and the Bristol, 1684-5 to the East Indies. A Catalogue of books belonging to Francis Lodwick Sloane 858 Journal of John Jourdain, recording an East Indies voyage, 1607-17, travels in Arabia and the territories of the Great Moghul REEL 27 Sloane 863 Journal of Jacob Bevan, 1678, of a voyage via the Madeira's, the Cape of Good Hope, to St Helena and Ascension and back to England Sloane 887 A brief description of the limits of Africa, Asia and Europe in Italian and astrological observations in Italian Sloane 934 The state of the British Navy with the pay of officers, men and others employed in the dockyards, 1669 Sloane 978 Journal of voyage of the Happy Return to Tangier, Algiers and Genoa, 1678-9 Journal of voyage from Genoa to Leghorn, Cadiz, England, then Antigua on Turkey Merchant of London, with names of traders, prices of articles traded etc., 1678-80 Sloane 973 Records of the Merchant Adventurer's Co and a plantation on the island of Providence, 1631 Sloane 998 Records of East India Company Factory at Tanqueen, 1672-77, transcribed by Francis Davenport Sloane 1005 Adriano de las Cartes on the Compagnia de Jesus in China, 1621-26, neatly written and illustrated with numerous drawings in Indian Ink REEL 28 Sloane 1009 Miscellany, including Chaucer's tale of Melibeus, and a geographical vocabulary Part of an English translation of the first book of Cicero’s treatise De Officius Papers of Gideon Bonnivert, French author, including novels based on the reign of King Charles II, and the Moor’s in Spain; works on plants and wildlife Minutes of the Privy Council, 1667 relating to the seizure by the French of a Scottish fishing boat, and complaints of London merchants (in French) A Catalogue of all the religious houses demolished by Henry VIII Astrological treatises Sloane 1010 Notes by Sir Henry Maynwaringe on pirates, and where along the Turkish and Spanish coasts, they can sell goods safely, re-stock, drop anchor; and how to surprise them Sloane 1013 Observations on Persians, Babylonians, Chaldeans etc., in French REEL 29 Sloane 1018 The geography and history of the main countries of the world, by M de Monnville, French, C17th. Written with the intention of making a system of geography Sloane 1019 The geography and history of the main countries of the world, by M de Monnville, in French, C17th. With attention to China and statistical remarks on Europe with a description of the river Elbe and Hamburg Miscellaneous extracts from Brantome and others relating to Charles V and various Spanish nobles Sloane 1026 A survey of the Portuguese Navy, clergy, nobility and provinces with their cities, 1586 REEL 30 Sloane 1028 Commonplace book of Bonnivert, with notes on Columbus, Robert Paston, Lord Yarmouth; Marquess of Worcester and the Hot Well at Bristol History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Sloane 1031 Commonplace book of Bonnivert with much on geography, some medicine and a fragment of a printed almanac for February to June 1597. Part in French and part in Latin Sloane 1040 Plans by Sir Nicholas Miller of the Cape of Good Hope, Java, Martinique and Mauritius. Also includes charts, harbours and views of headlands on the coasts and islands of the Mediterranean Sloane 1045 Journal of Harry Starkey’s voyage on board the Williamson to the East Indies, 1684-86 REEL 31 Sloane 1050 Journal of a round the world voyage, 1683-86, from the Cape of Virginia to Cape Horn, through the South Seas, to the Philippines, Java, Cape of Good Hope and back to Europe. Possibly by William Ambrosia Cowley, on board a pirate ship Sloane 1056 Notes on roots and plants in the East Indies. In Latin Sloane 1083 English and Latin lectures and extracts of anatomical and physiological observations Notes on geography and history extracted from ancient authors, arranged alphabetically Sloane 1133 Ralegh’s voyage to Guinea Sloane 1139 Natural History of America in Latin REEL 32 Sloane 1378 Miscellaneous papers and letters of Dr James Pragestus, in French, German, Latin and English, c.1700 Chemical and medical receipts in French and German Journal of Captain James Wood’s voyage to Japan and China in the Speedwell attempting to discover the North East passage, 1676 History of printing the Bible A short treatise on alchemy The laws of Virginia, 1657 Sloane 1394 Miscellany, including a description of the Island of Jamaica Various Latin texts, 167 medical receipts and a short table of events in Spanish, 1672 Satirical verses and poems on law and adultery A Treatise on alchemy and diseases of young children REEL 33 Sloane 1426 Collection of Edward Maynard, including: Arithmetical questions, the principles of geometry, rules of navigation, astronomical observation, a table showing northwesterly and southwesterly locations Journals: Nevis to Bristol in the Good Fellowship, 1687 Poole to Virginia and back in Swan Pinche, 1667-68 Weymouth to Virginia and back in Constance, 1668 To Madeira and the Caribbean islands and back in the William of Dover, 1670 Sloane 1428 Notes on Navigation, including charts and rules to be observed for the southwest coast of England, Wales and the coast of France; a book of arithmetic; observations on the navigation of Sardinia; how to work a plain sail and necessary questions and answers Sloane 1433 Journal of John Greene of a voyage to the Straits in the Tiger frigate, 1658-9. Also memoranda of payments made by John Greene to people on same voyage Debtor and creditor account of the Alexander, 1647-48 Sloane 1447 The relacione of David Ingram of Barkinge in the county of Essex, saylor, … of sundrye thinges which he with others did see in travelinge. Records journey to Mexico and Nova Scotia, 1582 REEL 34 Sloane 1453 A discourse by Edward Missleden showing the necessity of restoring the Merchant Adventurers Co. privileges and government in Germany Sloane 1504 Memoranda report by Latimer Ridley, chiefly during his journey in the Netherlands and France, including some satirical verses, 1679 Sloane 1510 Geographical and historical notes relating to various nations and cities, ancient and modern (17th century) Journal of the Montague’s voyage to Algiers, under the command of Sir Thomas Allen, 1688 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Notes on scriptural texts relative to following a multitude to do evil Geographical and astronomical calculations “which will be as pleasant to the ingenious as miraculous to the ignorant” Sloane 1514 Memoranda of victuals provided for the Tiger, 1659 (see 1433) Journal kept on board a ship accompanying the fleet sent to Tetuan, 1658 Sloan 1515 Memorandum of Henry Kirton, master of a Merchantman, containing: Rules and examples, hiring crews, the provision of victuals and sailing notes and elevations of headlands on the Spanish coast Sloane 1519 Letters illustrative of British history, especially concerning the conduct of the Civil War, Interregnum and the reign of Charles II, including: From Philip II of Spain to Elizabeth I, regarding his fleet sent to the Low Countries to fight insurgents, 1574 On the battle of Cropredy (f51) From Ralegh regarding his ship (f137) From Sir Maurice Eustace, regarding the defeat of Irish Rebels and the siege of Tredathe, 1641 To and from Prince Rupert to the Marquis of Newcastle stating his intention of advancing from Worcester 1643/4; the Battle of Evesham and Taunton From Charles I, at Oxford, in cipher, April 1643 A paper written by the Parliamentary Party containing a denouncement and punishment upon the Royalists accompanied with reference to texts of the scriptures Numerous letters to the third Lord Fairfax from John Lambert, Second Earl of Dumphries, R. Montgomerie, Lord Sinclair, First Lord Newark, Earl of Northumberland, and Henry Grey (Speaker of the House of Commons) congratulating Fairfax for the victory at Naseby in 1645 Many letters and warrants from Oliver Cromwell to Fairfax and others on matters of the Civil War To and from King Charles II: Edward First Earl of Sandwich, 1665 regarding the victory over the Dutch and the King of Denmark regarding a royal visit REEL 35 Sloane 1533 Petri Bellonni and Christopheri on Asia, in Latin Sloane 1554 See reel 38 Sloane 1619 Miscellany with items on the East Indies, Alexander the Great, etc, in Latin Sloane 1622 The History of Travaille into Virginia relating its commodities, manner and customs of the people, compiled by William Strachey, Secretary of State A dictionary of the Indian Language REEL 36 Sloane 1689 Journal of a voyage by Dr Edward Browne, 1691/2 Sloane 1700 Journal of voyages by John Smith, 1664-1669, to the Canaries, Tenerife, Smirna, Lisbon, Alicante, Venice and Kephalonia Sloane 1704 Journal of the weather during the voyage between the Cape of Good Hope and England in the Commerce, 1681- 1682, by Thomas Compton Journal of a voyage to the East Indies, 1679 Journal of a voyage between Leg Horn and England, 1688 Sloane 1709 Miscellany including: Arithmetic and Grammar lectures ‘The book of license of the mines royal in England’. Documents from Queen Elizabeth I patents Instructions given by the Committee of the Lords and Commons for the Admiralty and Cinque Ports to be observed in the Fleet Medical tracts, various astrological schemes, theological collections and English verse ‘Columbus’ translated from Italian, the original by his son Ferdinand. History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 REEL 37 Sloane 1745 See entry after next Sloane 1813 The journey of Sir Edward Hutton and his company into Italy, written by one of his servants. Contains distances travelled and towns where they stayed Sloane 1745 Letters from Thomas Browne from the Marie Rose, 1666-1667. Various verses written on the Marie Rose, and an account of Thomas Browne’s journey from Bordeaux to Paris, 1662 Journal of Thomas Browne’s voyage on board the Marie Rose from the Thames to Falmouth Sloane 1831A Journal of a voyage in the Mediterranean with the fleet commanded by Sir Jeremy Smith, 1665-1666 together with charts of the Spanish and African coasts, and the towns of Rota, Cadiz, Alicante and Tangier Another Journal of the same voyage Voyage of the Gilliflower to the West Indies under Admiral Deakins, 1654 Sketches in pencil of ships, 1665 Sloane 1836 17th century account of Europe (ff1-25) and Asia (ff26-103) and their principal states and countries Sloane 1837 17th century account of Africa and its principal states and countries Sloane 1855 Travels of Edward Browne from Vienna through Austria and Bohemia, 1669 Sloane 1856 Miscellany containing many letters of the Earl of Essex including one from Anthony Bacon and one from Dover to Queen Elizabeth I (f5). Also notes by Ralegh on the invention of ships (ff50b-56), War (ff57-62) and Guiana (ff63-67). A fragment of debate probably in Star Chamber on some libel Sloane 1886 Travels of Thomas Browne in France and Italy, 1664-1665 including descriptions of paintings, medical receipts and memoranda, also in French and Italian. Contents of Reels - Part 3 REEL 38 Sloane 1554 Notes on Brazilian Natural History (in Latin) Sloane 1899 Travels of Thomas Browne in Kent, with Dr Plott, 1693 Sloane 1900 Travels of Thomas Browne in England (bound with Medical treatises) Examples of early rules of arithmetic List of players acting in London theatres, 1662 Sloane 1905 Travels of Edward Browne in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Eastern Europe and observations on parts of Turkey, 1669 Sloane 1906 Miscellaneous notes including travel journal of Edward Browne in England and Norwich in particular, 1663-1664. The journal contains many medical receipts and anatomical observations Rules of grammar in Italian Medical receipts Exercises in the French Language Sloane 1908 Travels of Edward Browne in Germany, 1668-1669. Includes medical prescriptions and letters of credit REEL 39 Sloane 1910 Account of the present state and condition of Persia Notes taken on the history of the Turks, by Richard Knolles, 1603 Diary of George Weldon & Abraham Nauarros’ journey to the court of the Great Mogul on a diplomatic mission, 1688-1690 A further diary ‘of all occurrences or our expedition to Daman in order to the making peace between the English nation and the Mogul’, 1689-1690 An account of the expedition of Carthagenn, translation, 1689 Sloane 1950 Commonplace book including: short accounts of Constantinople and China Naval and military terms, rivers and seas etc Observations relative to the customs and manner of foreign nations etc Terms of drawing and painting A short account of Thales, Solon, Socrates and other systems of philosophy Some anatomical observations The practice of archery Observations on fleas, flies, spiders and other insects Commonplace book consisting of verses and phrases Sloane 2026 Portuguese manuscript treatise on Brazil Sloane 2032 Naval papers: Lists of ships and their captains, 1660, 1672, 1673 A list of naval captains killed or mortally wounded, 1665, 1666, 1672, 1673 The recruiting and arming the Navy for ordinary services in the narrow seas, 1663 An recruitment order from the Duke of York and Albany, Lord High Admiral, 1664 Tables showing the value of some ships if they were built new and a charge of fitting them to sea for six months Sloane 2034 Journals kept by Isaac Hunt on board Patience, 1680, to Tangier; Zant, 1681, to Venice; and African, 1682, to Tangier Tables of observations on the weather and notes of longitude and latitude of the voyage of the Patience to Tangier, 1680 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 REEL 40 Sloane 2113 Longitudes, latitudes, length, breadth and climes of the continents and the most notable islands in the world with longitudes and latitudes of the most famous cities therein, according to Mercator. 17th century Sloane 2177 Miscellany including: 'the briefe of our voyage with Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins into the West Indies, 1595' (f186) Language, vocabulary and prayers of Persian and Malayan dialects The Hebrew alphabet Medical aphorisms Philosophical declarations following the death of Queen Elizabeth I Miscellaneous verses translated from Latin Medical treatise on stitching, old age and gout Weights and measures tables Christian name derivations Sloane 2178 Quastiones Pyschologicae and (f35) a copy of the Charter granted by Charles II to the East India Company, 3 April 1661 Sloane 2179 A treatise on corporations and trading companies: ‘The intolerable injuries and indignities which are offered to his majesty’s subjects in the government of these bodies politique.’ 'Keymer's book of observations … touchinge trade and traffique beyond the seas and in England." Sloane 2291 Journal of a voyage to Maryland and homeward with an account of the natural produce of the country and the habits of the Indians, 1705 Sloane 2292 Rutters describing navigation from Brazil to the West Indies A rutter with general notes of the West Indies Navigational marks and signs for the Canaries to the West Indies; Dominica to Mattalino; Dominica to the Terra Firma; Puerto Rico to St Domingo; St Domingo to Honduras Sloane 2296 Record of the voyage of the Sidney from Land's End, England, to Canton, China, and India, 1703 The names and virtues of several roots, herbs, fruits and seeds, which Dr Dumery bought at Canton, China, 1704 Sloane 2302 Letters of J Walduck to James Petivar regarding the history, laws, produce and trade of Barbados and respecting the witchcraft practiced by the negroes, 1711-1712 REEL 41 Sloane 2337 A description of American plants by Charles Plumiere, 1693 Sloane 2376 Various notes on voyages to Java, China, etc. Records fish caught off the Cape of Good Hope A few notes on Chinese customs and the method of dyeing red Various plant catalogues in Latin, 1669 Sloane 2441 An account of Barbados and the government thereof with a map and tables of population, trade and members of the Assembly of 1682-1683, 1684 Sloane 2442 'A collection of several instructions and directions to divers ambassadors and other commissioners appointed to treat with foreigne Princes about affaires of State’, 1549-1550, 1551-1553, 1576-1579 Also some things concerning Jersey in the time of Edward VI, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and King James I, by Sir John Peyton, Governor of Jersey at the time of Charles II.' Includes instructions to Martin Frobisher for his second voyage, 1577 (f23) Dedication to the work of Charles II, Index and military orders Count Mansfield’s expedition, General of English and French forces, 1624 Instructions from the King to Sir John Barthwick to King of Denmark Instructions to Sir William Paget, controller of the Kings Household, 1548 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Instructions for our trusty and beloved Sir Henry Cobham, Knight, appointed to be our ambassador resident with French Kings, 1579 Other instructions concerning the Low Countries, 1576; Germany, 1576; Holland, 1575; Portugal;, 1581; Russia, 1575; Spain 1575-6 and 1583; Scotland, 1555 and 1575; Mary Queen of Scots via Servant Randolph, 1563-1564 Sloane 2447 A copy of the patent of the Hudson's Bay Company, 2 May 20 Car II Sloane 2450 An account of extraordinary expenses in the Navy, 1588 under the following headings: Sea-wages paid to all Her Majesty’s ships under the command of Lord Charles Howard, 1587-1588 Charges sustained and paid for preparing and fitting some of Her Majesty’s ships docked at Portsmouth appointed to serve under Drake against the Spanish Payments of sundry provisions for voyage westward under Drake Payments made by Sir John Hawkins, Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Navy, regarding the fleet against the Spanish, and 15 transport ships Cost of new wharfs and docks at Deptford, including bricklayers and carpenters REEL 42 Sloane 2496 Miscellany. Includes examination of Sir Stafford Fairborne and Captain John Jennings relative to the failure to capture Cadiz, 1702 Henry Fymberley's trip; Cairo to Jerusalem, 1601/2 Accounts of an expedition for the discovery of China, in the Leicester, the Edward, the Francis and the Elizabeth, under Edward Fenton, 1582 A journal of a voyage to the West Indies, 1699-1702 Treatise on voyages and commanders at the time of the war with Spain, 1585-1603. Diplomatic letters between Aragon and Castile regarding the French, 1642 Sloane 2497 Miscellany. Includes orders for navy (f46), material on Drake (f47) and also poems by Herbert Mercantile letters to the city of Gloucester from Worcester and Bristol Drawings of cannon and shot; receipts for making fireworks Orders set down by common consent by the commission appointed by Drake and Sir John Morris to be observed by the army, 1589 Sloane 2504 Miscellany. Contains accounts of voyages of the Montaigne, to the Straits 1699/1700, The Griffin, in the Straits of Gibraltar, 1709/10, The Phoenix, to the Canaries and back to England, 1681/2 The St David, westward and to Smyrna, 1677-1688 Proposals regarding wool production for the benefit of English plantations in America, 1698 Sloane 2716 A discourse on the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Parliament The second memoir of the French Company in Canada in answer to the reply of the English Company regarding the rights of the coast of Hudson Bay (in French) Synopsis of a history of Philosophy Sloane 2717 Legal petitions in Chancery and observations of trials, 1659 and 1693 Account of the sea battle between the French and the English & Dutch, 1692 A Diplomatic letter regarding Jamaican forts, 1683 Arrears of the Militia tax, 1683 in Cumberland and Westmoreland Statements by officers regarding the theft from a ship at Dartmouth, 1692 Declaration of acceptance of the General Pardon proclaimed by Charles II, 1660 Letters detailing the capture, trial and execution of a highwayman, 1693 History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Documents relating to the retaining of Seamen c.1642 Documents relating to the tobacco and wool trade and taxes thereof, 1695 Various verses, poems and songs from the late seventeenth century REEL 43 Sloane 2720 Diary of a Journal to Smyrna, Halicarnassus and Constantinople, 1679 Sloane 2724 Various papers of the Earl of Carlisle principally relating to the expenses incurred when Governor of Jamaica, his defence against Colonel Longs’ accusations relative to the government of Jamaica and other issues on the island such as trade, property, French pirates, accounts of plantations and profits from the Slave Trade, 1677-81. Later issues covered include, the healing properties of the waters at Scarborough, local government in Cumberland and Westmoreland, Parliament, mortgages and lead mines in Tees dale, 1681-1683 Royal Proclamation against interlopers in the trade of the African Company 1680-1681 Sloane 2752 Miscellany including observations on Italy by the Earl of Franconberg, regarding government policy, power, commerce and population. He covers the Duchy of Savoy, Genoa, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Venice, 1669-1670 A voyage to Porto Bello from Jamaica, 1679, a voyage round South America, 1680/1, and material on Coxon, Harriss, Sawlkins, Bartholomew Sharp etc Sloane 2872 Observations on China, 1650 (in French) REEL 44 Sloane 2902 A report by the Commissions on Trade and Plantations to the House of Commons on improvements made to trade, 1699-700 A voyage from Gravesend to Barbados, 1697 A collection of papers respecting trade, imports and exports and taxes, by Abraham Hill, including notes on African trade, 1696, an account of Florida, 1698 (f108), Pennsylvania (f165), value of gold and coin, coal imports, the wine and brandy trade c,1700, the silk trade, wool, customs from French trade, the population in Bermuda, 1698, trade with Ireland The East India Company; extracts of minutes from the Committee book, 1692 (f147) and the cargoes of the East India Company ships, 1696, 1699, 1700 Sloane 2992 An account of Ethiopia, 1700. Also, an account of one Indian and six English men taken into slavery for 16 years by natives of Ethiopia. Drawings of several strange animals and birds by one of the captives REEL 45 Sloane 3052 Historia de las Indias (occidentale) par Don F Bartolome de Las Casas, obispo de Chiapa, 1492-1500 (Heavy showthrough) REEL 46 Sloane 3053 Historia de las Indias (occidentale) par Don F Bartolome de Las Casas, obispo de Chiapa, 1492-1500 (Heavy showthrough) REEL 47 Sloane 3055 Spanish papers on the Mines of Potosi Sloane 3079 Sir Walter Ralegh’s arraignment at the Castle of Winchester, 1605: His letter to the King after his condemnation His letter to his wife after his condemnation His letter to Sir Robert Carre Sloane 3105 'A treue relation concerninge Newe England as it was presented to his Majestie' Sloane 3143 A treatise on the Art of Navigation by Middle Latitude, sailing after the true method with appendices concerning rules for finding latitude and mathematical lectures. 17th century Sloane 3145 Voyage of Captain Francis Stanes in the Rochester, to Muscat in Arabia, with details of the crew and ship, and coastal charts and maps, 1703/4 REEL 48 Sloane 3228 Record of a pilgrimage from Scotland, through France, to Jerusalem, 1655-1656 Sloane 3231 Voyage of Charles Wilde on the Buritto from England to Madras, 1649-1651, and back, 1651-1652. Both volumes are illustrated Sloane 3232 Papers of William Penn, including a discourse on the government, office of the Admiralty, 1638 Orders and instructions from the Lord High Admiral, 1646 REEL 49 Sloane 3236 Adventures of William Dampier with others who left Captain Sharpe in the South Seas and travelled back over History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 land through the country of Darien, 1681 Observations made by Mr. De La Wafers when he was left behind in the country amongst savage Indians William Dampier’s second voyage to the South Seas, 1683-91 Sloane 3237 Voyage of the Panther to Cadiz, 1696; Mary Bonaventure to the Canaries, 1700; and sundry other voyages to the Canaries, 1701; Archangel, 1702 and Alexandria, 1706-7 Sloane 3271 The 'true and real state of trade into the East Indies,' by Richard Wylde, merchant, to his highness Lord Protector Sloane 3272 Miscellany including two letters by Ralegh regarding the second Guiana voyage and two tracts about the same Sloane 3295 Journal by John Strong, Commander of the ship Welfare, to the Straits of Magellan and the South Seas, with a copy of the warrant granted to him to seize all ships and goods belonging to the French, 1689 REEL 50 Sloane 3296 Journal of voyage from Panama to Porto di Pitas. 17th century Sloane 3324 Miscellany including James Petivar's account of animals and plants in Maryland and Dr Mather on savages of New England, 1721/2 Papers relating to natural curiosities, animals, insects, medicine etc., collected by Hans Sloane Description of the Island of Madeira Hans Sloane’s account of a book entitled ‘A voyage to the island of Madeira, Barbados, St Christopher and Jamaica with Natural History’ Training elephants in Ceylon REEL 51 Sloane 3332 James Petivar commonplace book – including records regarding Barbados, of the most part letters and observations on plants and insects Sloane 3336 James Petivar commonplace book – mostly regarding plants Maxwell’s account of the Cape of Good Hope Extract of the natural history from William Funnell’s voyage around the world REEL 52 Sloane 3340 James Petivar commonplace book – including many letters 1712-77 (f3-332) Remarks on journey from London to Portsmouth, 1705 Plants in Madagascar (in French), Palestine, France, Mexico and the Americas Sloane 3364 A description of the 3rd voyage, 1596, taken to Cathay and China Sloane 3448 A relation concerning estate of New England, c.1640 A abstract of the laws of New England, 1641 REEL 53 Sloane 3456 Jesuit letters from Japan, 1591-1592 Sloane 3459 The language of Japan, 1632, translated from the Latin Sloane 3492 Voyage of Thomas Clement from England to Surat via the Cape of Good Hope and back, 1632-1635 Voyage of five English ships; Charles Admiral; Jonas Admiral; Dolphine; Rear Admiral and the Heart of the Swallow Sloane 3494 Journal of a voyage to Venice, 1648-9 Journal of the Relief from London to Tripoli, 1650 Journal of the Confidence, engaged to serve the Venetian Armada against the Turks, 1653 Sloane 3520 Ralegh: copies of letters regarding the Guiana expedition 1617-1618: To his wife from the Isle of St Christopher, 1617 To Sir Ralph Winmood To James I before his trial at Winchester, 1603 To Sir Robert Carre, 1608 To his wife the night before his expected execution, 1603 Sloane 3527 Pierre Radisson surveying Canadian North for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1684 (in French) Sloane 3612 Medical treatise: “Divide the body of man into four parts; head, breast, belly and bladder”. Includes the professed treatment for baldness, lice, sun burn, spots, warts, headaches, drunkenness, lethargy, vertigo, epilepsy etc. History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Accounts of Proceedings of the Scotch Merchants Co, regarding trade with Africa and the Indies, 1696 Sloane 3650 Instructions by George, Lord Dartmouth, for the better ordering of sailing and fighting. Illustrated with drawings and sea signals. 17th century Sloane 3662 Miscellany. Records of colonisation of Newfoundland up to 1670. Records of war against the governors of Macasser and the Dutch East India Company, 1666-1669. History of Barbados and Grenada. Lieutenant General Ryan's Journal of Guiana, 1665-1667 REEL 54 Sloane 3665 Captain John Kempthorne's book of sea views, 1688-1690 (China, Japan, Martinique, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, etc) Sloane 3668 Copies of sea journals to the East Indies by Captain John Kempthorne The London, England to Bantam, 1667-8 The London, Bantam to England, 1668-9 The Samson, London to Bengal Bay and back on behalf of the East India Company, 1679-81 The Casar, England to Bantam and back, 1679-80 Sloane 3669 Voyage of William Perse to India and back in the Casar, 1679-80 Sloane 3670 Captain John Kempthorne’s journal of his voyage in the Kempthorne to the Bay of Bengal and back, under the employment of the East India Company, 1684-87, including Gambon, Persia and other particulars about the trip such as deaths, costs and the ship’s size Sloane 3671 Bound with Sloan 3670 – tables of ships going to the East Indies with the numbers of men, guns, cargoes etc. Kempthorne journal; voyage to Isle of Bombay, 1688-9 REEL 55 Sloane 3672 Voyage of John Preston to India in the Charles, 1682-1684, and records of voyages to Africa in the Coast Frigate, 1659 Copies of letters from the Kempthorne and the Diana giving accounts of French pirates Sloane 3673 Voyage to the east Indies in a Dutch vessel, 1666-1670 Sloane 3674 Voyage from the East Indies to England and back in the Scarborough, 1703-1705 Sloane 3675 Voyage of John Goodfellow in the Abingdon to Bombay, 1703/4. Illustrated Sloane 3814 Captain John Kempthorne's journals of voyages to the East Indies and back, 1668-1670, on the Sampson REEL 56 Sloane 3816 Records of naval and military expedition to Cadiz, 1625, by John Glanvill, secretary to the expedition, under Sir Edward Cecil, including a list of names of commanders, officers and antients of His Majesty’s army, employed on the voyage. The number of ships used Sloane 3820 Records of an overland expedition by Basil Ringrose from Porto Bello to Panama and voyages in the South Seas via the west coast of South America and Antigua, illustrated with charts and maps, 1681 Sloane 3833 Voyage from England to Patagonia on the Sweepstakes, 1669-1670 Journal of the voyage of the Garnsey, 1677 Sloane 3916 East Indies papers including the anatomy of an elephant, an account of the respect paid to the memory of the White Elephant by natives of Siam; how to catch wild elephants, 1715 Sloane 3918 'A most exact and particular account of the Island of Jamaica’, from the time of discovery and settlement, 1772 and a full account of the present government with a list of past governors and chiefs, by Henry Barham, c1725 Sloane 3926 Journal of a voyage from Stokes Bay to the West Indies, by Commander General Penn, 1654-1655 REEL 57 Sloane 3931 Establishment of the officers of His Majesty’s Customs, patent officers and others, 1673 Sloane 3964 ‘The booke…of the compasse’ and its use to find longitude. Navigation Sloane 3970 An account of General Vernon's attempt upon Carthagena in the West Indies, 1741 Sloane 3986 A miscellany with much on the West Indies and including John Smith’s account of a revolt in Guinea, 1697 (f10- 20) An account of Greenland (f78ff) History of Science, Parts 2 and 3 Articles of high treason against Edward Earl of Clarendon Proposals for improving Jamaica Natural history of Madagascar An account of the book ‘voyage around the world’ by William Dampier, 1697 Letters to Hans Sloane, relating the condition of Algiers and Tunis, 1729 Sloane 4002 Papers of Revd. John Banister of Virginia on local plants, animals, insects and shells