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1747. This grand work has been tranfiated 

 into almoft all languages, but particularly into 

 German, and trench by abbe Prcvot, un- 

 der the title of A General H*ftory of Voy- 

 ages and travels, in thirteen quarto volumes, 

 Paris 1744, and at the Hague 1746. The 

 French tranflation, but efpecially the German, 

 is enriched with many notes that are inftru&ive, 

 and that rectify confiderable errors in the ori- 

 ginal. Whoever has courage enough to attempt, 

 and perleverance enough to labour through thir- 

 teen quarto volumes, may acquire a complete 

 knowledge of all travels that have been under- 

 taken, and of all the known countries in the four 

 parts of the globe, without having fcarce any 

 occafion to apply to other books of the kind. 

 This work may however, at all times, be of ufe 

 as adittionary, to be confulted occafionally con? 

 ccrnin^ any particuiar country of which we 

 may want information. 



VIII. In a kingdom that is furrounded by die 

 the fea, and whole power arifes from navigation, 

 it appeared necclfarv to render thefe accounts in- 

 tcrciling to mariners. For which reafon there 

 are many matters inieitcd which appear to be 

 calculated merely for them, as accounts of 

 founding jcks, ccaits, of the entrance of 



harbours, of trade and vari;' Is, &c. 



every reader who is not int< n na 



may cutily pals over thck tcdiou., arucies. 



IX, We 



