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Voyage Sir John gives many Proofs of his Excellent Skill in 
the Art of Navigation, as to the Diftances, Longitudes, La- 
titudes, Tydings, Mignetical Variations, &c. 
Jan^tn Tafman was employed by the Dutch Eafi-lndia Com- 
fany to make Difcoveries towards the Southern Continent : He 
touches upon Van Die men s Land ^ Zelandia Nova^ See. encom- 
paffing HoUandia JNova^ ^nd Neiv G«/we^, which appears to be 
a great Ifiand by this his Circumnavigation. The whole courfe 
is drawn in a particular Chart, which the Bookfellers having 
procured, intend to ingrave it for the u(e of the Publick. 
Captain Wood was fent by King Charles the Second to Dif- 
cover the Nortb-Eaft VaJJage to China and Japan, which he ex- 
amines with great Induftry, but being Wrackt upon Nozfa 
Zemhlay was difcouraged from further Enquiries. However 
he gives an Ingenious Defcription of thatDefolate Land^stnd 
many Inftances of his Generous Defie;ns to Improve and II- 
luftrate the dark Fhanomena of the Magnet. 
Frederick Marten of Hamhurghj undertook his Northern 
Voyage to fatisfie the Commendable Curioficy of the Royal 
Society, which he has done with admirable Diligence ^ giving 
many Specimens of the Fertility of his Geniffs in making luch 
confiderable Obfeivations in the barren and horrid Climate 
of Greenland, as to the Weather, the Whale-Fifhing, the Ani- 
mals, Plants, and other parts of Natural Hiftory ; as alfo 
upon the Phyfical Vhcenornena of Snow,. Ice, &c. 
The Supplement was thought fit to be added, in order to 
compleat the Northern Difcoveries^ and render the Work more 
•generally ufeful to thofe who are delighted with Geographical 
Studies. It takes in all th^ North- JVefi Difcoveries, performed 
by Englishmen and others ; which being joyn'd with thofe of 
thQ North- Eajf, give a fall Idea of that Part of the World, 
which is accurately drawn in an annexe Map. 
L 0 N D 0 M 
Printed \ot Sam. Smithy and Benj. Walford, ^Printers to 
the Royal Society at the Pnnc^r's Arms in Sr. Paul's 
Church- yard. 1694, 
