some now first printed from original manuscripts ; others translated out of foreign languages and now first publish'd in English ; to which are added some few that have formerly appear'd in English, but do now for their excellency and scarceness deserve to be reprinted ; with a general preface, giving an account of the progress of navigation, from its first beginning to the perfection it is now in, &c. ; [compiled by the publishers]
Vol. 4 has imprint: London : Printed by H.C. for Awnsham and John Churchill; vols. 5-6 have imprint: London : Printed by assignment from Messrs. Churchill for John Walthoe [and six others], 1732.
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