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Holland) and New-Guinea, from his own Ac- 
counts, 1 i 2 
SEC T. XV, 
The Voyage of William Funnel round the 
World, as Mate to Captain William D am- 
pler,, 131 
SECT. XVI. 
The Voyage of Captain Woodes Rogers, in the 
Duke, and Captain Stephen Courtney in the 
Dut chefs, round the World. 150 
SECT. XVII. 
The Voyage of Captain John Clipperton round 
the World, from an authentick Journal. 184 
SECT XVIII. 
Captain George Shelvock's Voyage round the 
World, from his own Account. 198 
SECT. XIX. 
Captain Betagh * s Obfervations on the Country 
of Peru, and its Inhabitants, during his Cap- 
re 
tivity, by Way of Appendix to the former 
Sedtion. 240 
SECT, XX. 
An Account of Commodore Roggeweins Expe- 
dition, with three Ships, for the Difcovery of 
the Southern Lands, under the Direction of 
the Dutch Wef -India Company, from an 
original journal. 256 
SECT. XXI. 
The Voyage and Shipwreck of Captain Francis 
Pelfart in the Batavia , on the Coaft of New- 
Holland , and his fucceeding Adventures. From 
the Colledtion of M. Ihevenot. 320 
SECT. XXII. 
The Voyage of Captain Abel Janfen Tafman , 
for the Difcovery of a Southern Countries, by 
Direction of the Dutch Eaf -India Company. 
Taken from his original Journal. 325 
SECT XXIII. 
An Account of the Expedition of George Anfon , 
Efq; in the Centurion , as Commodore of a 
Squadron of Britijh Ships, round the World. 
337 
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Cotnprehending the Difcovery , Settlement , and Commerce of the Eaft-Indies. 
SECT. I. 
N Account of the Nature and Importance 
of this Defign, with a regular Plan of 
this Part of the Work. 369 
SECT. II. 
The Hiftory of India in the earlieft Ages. 373 
SECT. III. 
The Hiftory of this Commerce in the Hands of 
the Idumeans , Ifraelites, lyrians, &c. with 
fome Accounts of its Profits, 376 
SECT. IV. 
Of the Indian Commerce under the P erf an Em- 
pire, 380 
SECT. V. 
An exadt Account of Alexander's Conqueft of the 
P erf ait Empire, and more particularly of his 
Indian Epedition, and the Confequences he in- 
tended to have drawn from thence. 386 
SECT. VI. 
An Account of the Voyage made by the Fleet of 
Alexander the Great, under the Command of 
Nearchus, from the Mouth of the River In- 
dus up the Perfian Gulph, for the Difcovery of 
the Coafts, and their Inhabitants. 400 
SECT. VII. 
The Hiftory of Seleucidre Kings of Syria, who 
were the immediate Poffeffors of Alexander's 
Indian Conquefts. 
409 
SECT. VIII. 
The Hiftory of the Greek Empire in Egypt , un- 
der the Ptolemies . The Eftablifhment of the 
Indian Commerce at Alexandria, and the Con- 
fequences of that Eftablifhment; to the Reduc- 
tion of the Kingdom of Egypt, into a Province 
by the Romans . 413 
SECT. IX. 
The Hiftory of the Indian Trade, as carried on 
through Egypt by the Red-fea under the Ro- 
mans, the Manner of its Eftablifhment, the 
Profits drawn therefrom, and the Difcoveries 
made in Confequence of this Commerce. 425 
SECT. X. 
An Account of the Affairs of Egypt , and of the 
Commerce carried on by the Romans through 
that Country to the Eaf, till the Seat of the 
Empire was transferred from Rome to Con- 
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