مجموعه جان هریس در واقع نوعی کتابشناسی جامع از سفر نامه های بیش از ششصد تن از معتبرترین نویسندگان به چند زبان است که با هاکلیوت، پورچس و امثال آنها آغاز می شود:
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, A complete collection of voyages and travels : consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch : together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language : containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America : in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. : the climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country : likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. : illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts : to which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements : together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation : originally published in two volumes in folio
by Harris, John, 1667?-1719; Campbell, John, 1708-1775; Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784, engraver; Bowen, Emanuel, -1767, engraver; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, engraver; King-Harman, L. H., former owner. DSI
Publication date 1744
Topics Voyages and travels, Navigation, Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, Discovery and exploration, Discovery and exploration
Collection biodiversity
Digitizing sponsor Biodiversity Heritage Library
Contributor Smithsonian Libraries
Language English
Volume v.1 (1744)
statement of responsibility: by John Harris
Edited by John Campbell
First edition, London, 1705
Imprint varies in v. 2 with the addition of J. Ward at the end of the list of booksellers
Pagination: v. 1: [12], xvi, [4], 984 p., [27] leaves of plates; v. 2: [10], 1056, [22] p., [34] leaves of plates
Title printed in red and black; woodcut head-and tail-pieces, initials
Text in double columns
Vol. 1 has an initial imprimatur leaf preceding t.p
Includes bibliographical references and index
SCDIRB copy (39088003699121, 39088004509865) has armorial bookplate of L.H. King-Harman of Newcastle
SCDIRB copy imperfect: p. 279-280 of v. 1 mostly torn away, p. 467 torn in upper right corner
SCDIRB copy quarter bound in modern brown goatskin and linen-cloth, title embossed on spine
Call number 39088003699121
Call-number 39088003699121
Genre bibliography
Identifier Navigantiumatqu1Harr
Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6255vw15
Identifier-bib 39088003699121
Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0
Pages 1100
Possible copyright status Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
Ppi 300
Year 1744
Full catalog record MARCXML
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